file created: 12/07/02 00:48:04 , last update: 05/31/00
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DD Junagi
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kamikaze 1923/09/17
Sasebo Kaigun Kosho
1924/04/23 1925/04/24 1944/08/25
sunk
Namesake: "Evening Calm" ("večer bezvětří") - Cessation of the Land Breeze (wind from land after sunset) (zastavení zemského vánku - vítr od země po západu slunce)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12     4thFlt/DesRon6/DesDiv29     99 
41/12/08 41/12/1?   SoSeFor/GilbLandFor land Gilbert Islands   99 
41/12/21 41/12/28   2ndWakeInvFor/DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Wake Is   99 
41/12/31 42/01/03     escort convoy from Kwajalein to Truk   99 
42/01/03 42/01/23     Truk - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/01/23     DesRon6/DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Rabaul, then patrol/escort duty off Rabaul   99 
42/02/09     GasmataInvFor/DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Gasmata   99 
42/03/08     LaeInvFor/DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Lae & Salamaua   99 
42/03/10     LaeInvFor/DesRon6/DesDiv29 damaged(TF 11, TF 17) off Lae   37  99 
42/03/12 42/03/22     Rabaul - repairs   99 
42/03/22 42/03/25     escort Jubari from Rabaul to Truk   99 
42/03/26 42/04/01     sail from Truk to Saipan > Sasebo   99 
42/04/01 42/06?     Sasebo - repairs   99 
42/06/06 42/06/1?     escort convoy from Moji to Philippines > Palau, Rabaul   99 
42/06/1? 42/07/14     Rabaul - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/07/10     4thFlt/SurfCortDiv2/DesDiv29 DesRon6 deactivated   99 
42/07/26       troop transport run to Buna   99 
42/08/09     8thFlt xSavo  
42/08/12 42/08/15     escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Buna and back   99 
42/08/17 42/08/19     escort CruDiv6 from kavieng to Rekata   99 
42/08/19 42/08/28     Rekata - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/08/28 42/08/30?     sail from Rabaul to Truk   99 
42/08/30 43/03     Truk - Central Pacific convoy duty   99 
43/03/18 43/06/11     Sasebo - refit   99 
43/04/01     8thFlt DesDiv29 deactivated   99 
43/06/11 43/06/2?     sail from Sasebo to Rabaul   99 
43/06/2 ? 43/??     Rabaul - patrol & transport duty   99 
43/06/27       troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/07/02 43/07/03     shell Rendova   99 
43/07/04 43/07/05     troop transport run to Kolombangara - encounter with TG 36.1   99 
43/07/09       troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/07/1? 43/10     repairs - probably at Rabaul   99 
43/07/12 43/07/13   DesRon2/TranGrp xKolomb  
43/07/17       damage(USAF, USMC, USN aircraft) off Shortland   99  85 
43/10/02     CovGrp troop evacuation run to Kolombangara   99 
43/10/06 43/10/07   TranGrp xVelLav2   99 
43/10/09       troop transport run to Buka   99 
43/10/21       troop transport run to Cape Dampier   99 
43/10/31       troop transport run to Garove Is.& Iboki, Bougainville landing > abort   99 
43/11/01       troop transport run to Bougainville - aborted   99 
43/11/06       Cape Torokina counter-landing   99 
43/11/22       troop transport run to Qavuvu   99 
43/11/25       troop transport run to Cape Dampier   99 
43/11/27       troop transport run to Qavuvu   99 
43/11/29       troop transport run to Qavuvu   99 
43/12/12 43/12/13     damage(planes) in Steffen Strait   99 
43/12/22       troop transport run to Garove Is.   99 
43/12/25       troop transport run to Qavuvu   99 
43/12/28       troop transport run to Qavuvu   99 
44/01/25 44/03/03?     Sasebo - repairs   99 
44/03/03 44/03/24     escort troop convoy from Pusn to Jokosuka > Saipan > Truk   99 
44/03/24 44/05/2?     Central Pacific convoy duty   99 
44/05/01     CenPacAreaFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv22     99 
44/05/28 44/06/0?     escort convoy Sasebo > Philippines   99 
44/06/16 44/06/2? A-Go SupFor1 xPhilip   81  99 
44/07/18     DesRon3/DesDiv22     99 
44/08/08 44/08/18   HI-71/Screen escort convoy HI-71 from Moji to Mako, then departed for Manila   99 
44/08/18 44/08/1?     escort damaged AP Eijo Maru to Takao   99 
44/08/21       escort convoy NA #71 from Takao to Manila   99 
44/08/25       sunk(Picuda) 20nm NNE of Cape Bojeador   99  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 18°46´N,20°46´E, 1944/10/06 struck from Navy List
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