file created: 12/07/02 00:45:55 , last update: 05/12/00
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DD Isonami
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fubuki 1926/10/18
Uraga Dock Tokio
1927/11/24 1928/06/30 1943/04/09
sunk
Namesake: "Shore Wave" ("pobřežní vlna") - Surf (příboj)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv19    
41/12/04 41/12/1? E SeExpFor/MalGrp/SupGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Malaya   99 
42/02/10 42/02/15? L WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Bangka/Palembang   99 
42/02/2? 42/03/0?   WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Java Sea   99 
42/03/09 42/03/14   WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land N Sumatra   99 
42/03/21 42/03/26   WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Andaman Is.   99 
42/03/26 42/04/1? C   Port Blair - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/04/13 42/04/22     sail from Singapore to Cam Ranh Bay > Kure   99 
42/04/22 42/05/??     Kure - overhaul   99 
42/05/29 42/06/1?   A3/MainFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 xMidway  
42/06/09     A3/MainFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 damaged in collision with Uranami - top speed 11 knots   99 
42/06/17 42/07/23     Jokosuka - repairs  
42/08 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 
42/10/11 42/10/26   SupFor/AirGrp xSCruz   99 
42/10/22 42/10/26   SupFor/AirGrp escort disabled Hijo into Truk   99 
42/11/09 42/11/17     escort Nisshin on base-costruction transport run to Woleai > Shortland   99 
42/11/20 42/11/22     sail from Truk to Rabaul   99 
42/11/23 42/11/24   TokioEx transport run from Rabaul to Lae/Salamaua - aborted due to air attack   99 
42/12/01     TokioEx troop transport run to Buna - damaged in air attack (near misses) off Buna   99  85 
42/12/08     TokioEx troop transport run to Buna - aborted(air attack) damaged (near misses - B-17s, B-24s)   99  85 
42/12/11 42/12/14   TokioEx troop transport to Buna via Admiralties to avoid air attack   99 
42/12/16 42/12/20     escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Madang and back   99 
42/12/18       removed ComCruDiv18 and other survivors from sinking Tenrju   99 
42/12/26 42/12/27   TranGrp troop transport run from Rabaul to Shortland > New Georgia   99 
43/01/02     TokioEx/TranGrp supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal   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 43/02/07     Kure - repairs   99 
43/02/07 43/02/14     escort troop convoy from Pusan to Palau   99 
43/02/21 43/03/02     escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back   99 
43/02/25     SWAreaFlt/SurfCortDiv1/DesDiv19     99 
43/03/03 43/03/0?     sail from Palau to Surabaya   99 
43/03/10 43/03/21     escort convoys from Surabaya to Singapore and back   99 
43/03/23 43/03/31     escort convoys from Surabaya to Ambon and back   99 
43/04/05 43/04/09     escort convoy from Surabaya towards Ambon   99 
43/04/09       rescue survivors from Penang Maru   99 
43/04/09       sunk(Tautog) off 35 miles SE of Wangiwangi Is   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 05°26´S,123°04´E; 1943/08/01 struck from Navy List
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