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DD Kawakaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Siracuju 1935/04/25
Fujinagata Osaka
1936/11/01 1937/04/30 1943/08/06
sunk
Namesake: "Winter Wind" ("zimní vítr") Wind on the River? (vítr na řece?)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     2ndFlt/DesRon4/DesDiv24     99 
41/12/06 41/12/12   SoPhilGrp/LegLandGrp/DesDiv24 land Legaspi   99 
41/12/24     DesDiv24 land Lamon Bay   99 
42/01/10 42/03   EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 land Tarakan   99 
42/01/23     EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 land Balikpapan   99 
42/02/08     EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 land Makassar   99 
42/02/27     EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 land E Java   99 
42/02/27 42/02/28   EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 xJavaS   99 
42/03/01     EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 sinking/share Exeter, Encounter, Pope   99 
42/03/08 42/03/14   EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 escort convoy from Staring Bay to Singapore   99 
42/04/0 ? 42/04/05     sail from Singapore to Lingayen Gulf   99 
42/04/05 42/04/28     Philippines securing operations (land Panay, land Negros)   99 
42/04/10     1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv24     99 
42/04/28 42/05/01     sail from Panay to Sasebo   99 
42/05/01 42/05/2?     Sasebo - repairs   99 
42/05/29 42/06/11 MI AA3/AleCovFor/DesDiv24 xMidway   74  99 
42/07/14     2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv24 IJN reorganization   99 
42/08/11 42/08/17     escort Citose from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
42/08/18     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/08/21 42/08/26 KI TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 xEasSol   99 
42/08/21   KI TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 xEasSol - damaging Blue, damage(planes)   99 
42/08/24     TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 shell Henderson Field   99 
42/08/27     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal - aborted   99 
42/08/28     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal - aborted   99 
42/08/29     TokioEx/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/08/31     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/04 42/09/05   TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 escort troop-carrying barges from Santa Isabel to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/07     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/11     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/13     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 shell Guadalcanal in support of MajGen Kawaguci's offensive   99 
42/09/15     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 troop reinforcement run to Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/18     TokioEx/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal, aborted due to enemy presence   99 
42/09/24     TokioEx/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Guadalcanal, aborted due to air attack   99 
42/09/26 42/09/28     sail from Shortland to Truk   99 
42/10/13 42/10/14   DesRon2/DesDiv24 shell Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/15 42/10/16   DesRon2/DesDiv24 shell Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/2? 42/10/30   SupFor/DesRon2/DesDiv24 xSCruz   99 
42/11/03 42/11/05     escort Suzuja and Maja from Truk to Shortland   99 
42/11/07     TokioEx/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Matanikau River area, Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/12 42/11/15   TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 xGuada   99 
42/11/14     TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 rescued 550 survivors from AP Brisbane Maru   99 
42/11/16 42/11/17     sail from Shortland to Truk   99 
42/11/18     TokioEx/DesDiv24 troop transport run to Buna - damaged by B-17   99  85 
42/11/27       arrived Shortland from Rabaul   99 
42/11/30 42/12/01   TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 xTassaf   99 
42/12/03     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/12/07     TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/12/11 42/12/12   TokioEx/CovGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/12/12     TokioEx/CovGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 sinking/share(Suzukze) PT-44 off Savo Is. (09-10S, 159-45E)   85 
42/12/14       arrived Rabaul from Shortland   99 
42/12/19 42/12/23     escort AP from Rabaul to Shortland > Munda   99 
43/01/01 43/01/02     arrived Shortland from Rabaul   99 
43/01/02     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv24 supply drum transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
43/01/10     TokioEx/TranGrp supply drum transport run to Guadalcanal - escort damaged Hacukaze   99 
43/01/16 43/01/23     escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Shortland > Kolombangara and back   99 
43/01/27 43/01/28   TokioEx/TranGrp troop transport run to Russell Islands   99 
43/02/01   KE TokioEx/EspGrp/CovGrp troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal - sinking PT-111 off Guadalcanal   99  103 
43/02/04   KE TokioEx/EspGrp/CovGrp troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal - removed ComDesRon3 from temp. disabled Shirajuki   99  103 
43/02/07 43/02/08 KE TokioEx troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal   99 
43/02/07   KE TokioEx assist damaged Isokaze of Shortland   99  103 
43/02/09 43/02/10     escort convoy from Shortland - disabled in collision with AK Toun Maru, then back to Shortland   99 
43/02/11 43/02/13     towed/assisted by Kuroshio from Shortland to Rabaul   99 
43/02/13 43/03/02     Rabaul - emergency repairs   99 
43/03/02 43/03/06     escort convoy from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/03/06 43/03/21     Truk - repairs   99 
43/03/21 43/03/26     escort Katori from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/03/26 43/05/2?     Sasebo - repairs   99 
43/05/27 43/06/03     escort convoy from Sasebo to Truk   99 
43/06/05 43/06/10     troop transport run from Truk to Ponape > Nauru and back   99 
43/06/14 43/06/19     escort Dzincu on aircrew transport run from Truk to Kwajalein and back   99 
43/06/30       damaged en route to Rabaul - clipped reef at Truk   99 
43/07/01 43/08/01     Truk - repairs   99 
43/08/01       transport run from Rabaul to Tuluvu   99 
43/08/06       xVelLav sunk(Dunlap,Craven,Maury) off Kolombangara  

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07°20´S,156°54´E; 1943/10/15 struck from Navy List
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