file created: 12/07/02 00:45:13 , last update: 05/21/00
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DD Inazuma
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Akacuki 1930/03/07
Fujinagata Osaka
1932/03/25 1932/11/15 1944/05/14
sunk
Namesake: "Lightning (Thunderbolt)" ("blesk, náhlý úder")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv6     99 
41/12/04 41/12/24   DesDiv6 land Hongkong   99 
41/12/08?     DesDiv6 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 
42/01/10 42/03/12   ECovFor/DesDiv6 land Java Seas   99 
42/01/20       damaged by collision with store ship Sendai Maru   99 
42/01/29 42/02/17     Mako - repairs   99 
42/02/21 42/02/26     escort Mjoko from Formosa to Makassar   99 
42/03/01     ECovFor/DesDiv6 sinking/share Exeter, Encounter, Pope, rescued 376 survivors   99 
42/03/03     ECovFor/DesDiv6 rescued 151 Pope survivors   99 
42/03/12 42/03/19     Subic Bay - Philippines securing operations   99 
42/03/19 42/03/26   DesDiv6 escort convoy from Subic Bay to Kure   99 
42/03/26 42/05/2?     Jokosuka - maintenance   99 
42/05/22 42/05/26   DesDiv6 escort Takao and Maja from Kure to Ominato   99 
42/05/26 42/06/11 MI D1/AleFor/MainBody/DesDiv6 xMidway   74 
42/06/11 42/06/18     Kiska-Attu patrol/escort duty   99 
42/06/28 42/07/10     Kiska - ASW patrol   99 
42/07/05       rescued 36 Nenohi survivors   99 
42/07/15 42/07/31     Jokosuka - maintenance   99 
42/07/31 42/08/12     Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
42/08/12 42/08/15     transport run from Paramushiro to Kiska   99 
42/08/15 42/08/20     tow damaged Shiranui from Kiska to Shimushu   99 
42/08/29 42/08/31     sail from Ominato to Kure   99 
42/09       Inland Sea - training duty with Dzunjo and Hijo   99 
42/10/04 42/10/09     escort Dzunjo and Hijo from Saeki to Truk   99 
42/10/09 42/10/22   SupFor/AirGrp xSCruz - patrol N of Truk   99  104 
42/10/22 42/10/26   SupFor/AirGrp escort disabled Hijo into Truk  
42/11/12 42/11/14   BombFor/DesRon1/DesDiv6 xGuada1   81  99 
42/11/14 42/11/15   EmBombFor/Screen xGuada2   99 
42/11/18 42/11/20     Truk   99 
42/11/20 42/11/22     sail from Truk to Rabaul   99 
42/11/23 42/11/24   TokioEx transport run to Lae/Salamaua - aborted due to air attack   99 
42/12/01     TokioEx troop transport run to Buna   99 
42/12/08     TokioEx troop transport run to Buna   99 
42/12/11 42/12/14   TokioEx troop transport run from Rabaul to Admiralties > Buana and back   99 
42/12/16 42/12/20     escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Madang and back   99 
42/12/26 42/12/27   TokioEx/TranGrp troop transport run from Rabaul to Shortland > New Georgia and back   99 
43/01/02     TokioEx/TranGrp supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal - escort damaged Suzukaze to Shortland   99 
43/01/05 43/01/07     sail from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/01/07 43/01/12     escort Zuikaku, Mucu and Suzuja from Truk to Kure   99 
43/01/12 43/02/0?     Kure - maintenance   99 
43/02/05 43/02/09     escort convoy from Jokosuka to Ominato   99 
43/02/09 43/04/13     Ominato - Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
43/03/23 43/03/28   TranGrp1/DesDiv6 xKomand   89  99  10
43/04/01     1stFlt/DesRon11/DesDiv6     99 
43/04/13 43/04/16     escort Abukuma from Paramushiro to Jokosuka   99 
43/04/16 43/05/0?     Jokosuka - maintenace   99 
43/05/14 43/06/04     escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/06/07 43/06/28     escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/07/01 43/07/26     escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/07/27 43/08/17     escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/08/21 43/09/19     escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/09/26 43/10/06     escort convoys from Truk to Saipan > Jokosuka   99 
43/10/06 43/11     Jokosuka - maintenance   99 
43/11/01 43/11/13     escort convoy from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/11/20 43/12/10     escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/12/04       NE of Hahajima rescued survivors from AP Hijoshi Maru, attacking Gunnel   99  85 
43/12/14 43/12/19     troop transport run from Truk to Kusaie and back   99 
43/12/21       assist torpedoed AO Terukawa Maru out of Truk   99 
43/12/27 44/01/02     escort Hijo and Rjuho from Truk to Kure   99 
44/01/12 44/01/19     escort Kaijo from Kure to Manila > Singapore > Tarakan > Palau > Truk and back   99 
44/02/25     CF/DesRon11/DesDiv6     99 
44/03/01 44/03/12     escort Cijoda from Jokosuka to Saipan > Guam > Palau   99 
44/03/15 44/03/24     escort Cijoda from Palau to Balikpapan and back   99 
44/03/27 44/04/10     escort Cijoda from Palau to Balikpapan > Davao > Kure   99 
44/04/10 44/05     Kure - maintenance   99 
44/05/03 44/05/09     escort AO convoy from Moji to Manila   99 
44/05/11 44/05/14     escort AO convoy from Manila towards Balikpapan   99 
44/05/14       sunk(Bonefish) off Tawi-Tawi - 161 KIA, 125 survivors   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 05°08´N,119°38´E; 1944/06/10 struck from Navy List
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