file created: 12/07/02 00:48:38 , last update: 02/23/00
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DD Kaba
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Tacibana . .
Fujinagata Osaka
1945/02/27 1945/05/29 1947/08/04
sold
Namesake: "Birch" ("bøíza")
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/05/29 45/07/15   CF/DesRon11     99 
45/07/15 45/08/1?   CF/CortRon31/DesDiv52     99 
45/07/15       recieved crew of disabled Nire   99 
45/07/24       damaged by TF 38 aircraft at Osaka   85 
45/08/1?       Kure - surrender   99 
45/08/11       disable(TF 38) at Kure  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/10/05 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
Notice: 1947/08/04 turned over to USA, later scraped