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DD Ikazuci
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Akacuki 1930/03/07
Uraga Dock Tokio
1931/10/22 1932/08/15 1944/04/14
sunk
Namesake: "Thunder" ("hrom")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv6    
41/12/04 41/12/24     land Hongkong   99 
41/12/08?       assist Isuzu in sinking PGs HMS Cicada and Robin   99 
41/12/24 42/01/06   DesDiv6 escort Ashigara from Formosa to Davao   99 
42/01/06 42/01/14   ECovFor/DesDiv6 land Menado   99 
42/01/29 42/02/25   ECovFor land Ambon, Makassar, Timor   99 
42/02/25       Makassar   99 
42/03/01 42/03/03     attempted to capture AO (scuttled by crew), then carry crew to Bandjermasin   99 
42/03/10 42/03/19     Subic Bay - Philippines securing operations   99 
42/03/19 42/03/26     escort convoy from Subic Bay to Kure   99 
42/03/26 42/05/22     Jokosuka - maintenance   99 
42/05/22 42/05/26     escort Maja and Takao from Kure to Ominato   99 
42/05/26 42/06/24 MI D1/AleFor/MainBody xMidway   74 
42/06/24 42/07/26     Ominato - Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
42/07/26 42/08/03     tow damaged Kasumi from Kiska to Shimushu   99 
42/08/08 42/08/20     Jokosuka - maintenance   99 
42/09/01 42/09/06     escort Zuiho from Kure to Truk   99 
42/09/09 42/09/12     escort Unjo from Truk to Kavieng and back   99 
42/09/13 42/09/18     escort Unjo from Truk to Kure   99 
42/09/29 42/10/12     escort troop convoy from Saeki to Okinawa > Saipan > Rabaul > Shortland   99 
42/10/14     TokioEx troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/17     TokioEx/DesDiv6 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/25     TokioEx/TranGrp troop transport run to Guadalcanal - sinking/share Zane, AT Seminole, YP-284   99 
42/10/25     TokioEx/TranGrp damaged (planes - strafing) - 4 KIA/WIA   99 
42/11/02     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv6 troop transport run tu Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/03 42/11/06     escort Citose and Cijoda from Shortland to Truk   99 
42/11/12 42/11/13   BombFor/DesRon1/DesDiv6 xGuada1 - damaged - 3? 8in, 3? 5in shells - #1 turret (21 KIA, 20 WIA)   81  99  104
42/11/17 42/11/22     Truk - emergency repairs   99 
42/11/22 42/11/27     escort Takao and Nisshin from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
42/11/27 43/02/2?     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
43/02/20 43/02/22     sail from Jokosuka to Ominato   99 
43/02/22 43/04     Ominato - Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
43/03/23 43/03/28   TranGrp1/DesDiv6 xKomand   89  99  10
43/03/30       Paramushiru - damaged (collision with Wakaba)   99 
43/04/01     1stFlt/DesRon11/DesDiv6     99 
43/04/03 43/04/11     sail from Paramushiro to Ominato > Jokosuka   99 
43/04/11 43/05     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
43/05/04 43/05/12     escort convoy from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/05/16 43/06/08     escort convoys from Truk to Jaluit > Kwajalein and back   99 
43/05/20       rescued survivors from AP Bangkok Maru   99 
43/06/13 43/06/24     escort convoy from Truk to Saipan > Jokosuka   99 
43/06/28 43/07/16     escort convoy from Jokosuka to Truk and back   99 
43/07/19 43/08/10     escort convoy from Jokosuka to Truk and back   99 
43/08/15 43/09/11     escort convoys from Jokosuka to Truk and back   99 
43/09/15 43/10/12     escort convoys from Jokosuka to Truk and back   99 
43/10/14 43/10/23     escort convoy from Jokosuka to Cicijima > Truk   99 
43/11/02 43/11/24     escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/11/24 43/12/10     troop transport run from Truk to Kwajalein > Mili > Kusaie > Ponape and back   99 
43/12/22 44/01/03     escort convoy from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
44/01/01       rescued survivors from AP Nagoja Maru   99 
44/01/03 44/01/25     Jokosuka - maintenance   99 
44/01/25 44/02/01     escort convoy from Tatejama to Truk   99 
44/02/05 44/03/02     escort AO convoys from Truk to Davao > Balikpapan > Palau   99 
44/03/04 44/03/14     escort Akicushima from Palau to Saipan > Jokosuka   99 
44/03/22 44/03/30     escort troop convoy from Japan to Saipan   99 
44/04/12 44/04/14     sail from Saipan escorting AP Sanjo Maru to Woleai   99 
44/04/14       sunk(Harder) 180 nm SSW of Guam (10-13N, 143-51E) - no survivors   O 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 10°13ŽN,143°51ŽE; 1944/06/10 struck from Navy List
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