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DD Kazegumo
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Jugumo . .
Uraga Dock Tokio
1941/09/26 1942/03/18 1944/06/08
sunk
Namesake: "Clouds Driven by Heaven's Winds" ("mraky poháněné nebeskými větry")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/03/28 42/04/10   DesDiv10     99 
42/04/10 42/07/14   1stAirFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv10     99 
42/05/27 42/06/1?   B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesRon10/DesDiv10 xMidway   99 
42/06/24 42/07/07   CovFor/DesDiv10 land Kiska - patrol SW of Aleutians   99 
42/07/14     3rdFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv10 IJN reorganization   99 
42/08/16 42/09/05 KI StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv10 xEasSol   99 
42/09 42/10   3rdFlt/StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv10 patrol N of Solomons   99 
42/10/11 42/10/30   ForvScoFor/DesRon10/DesDiv10 xSCruz   99 
42/11/03 42/11/05     escort Suzuja and Maja from Truk to Shortland   99 
42/11/07     TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/10     TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/13 42/11/14   BombGrp/DesDiv10 xGuada2   99 
42/11/16 42/11/17     escort Cokai from Shortland to Rabaul   99 
42/11/17     TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run to Buna   103  99 
42/11/22     TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run to Buna   99 
42/11/28 42/11/29   TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run to Buna - aborted due to air attack   103  99 
42/12/08     TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run to Buna - aborted due to air attack   99 
42/12/11 42/12/14   TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run to Buna via Admiralties (to avoid air attack)   99 
42/12/16 42/12/21   WewTranGrp/DesDiv10 escort AP Kijozumi Maru from Rabaul to Wewak and back   99 
42/12/23 42/12/29     sail from Truk to Japan   99 
42/12/29 43/01/0?     Japan - repairs   99 
43/02/01   KE TokioEx/EspGrp/TranGrp/DesDiv10 troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal   103 
43/02/04   KE TokioEx/EspGrp/TranGrp/DesDiv10 troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal   103 
43/03/06 43/03/12   DesDiv10/DF escort convoy Hansa #1 (6 APs-InfDiv20 units) from Palau to Hansa Bay   99 
43/03/13 43/03/14   DesDiv10/DF sail from Hansa Bay, New Guinea to Rabaul   99 
43/03/19     TokioEx/DesDiv10 transport run to Tuluvu, New Britain   99 
43/03/24 43/03/31     escort convoys Rabaul <> Shortland   99 
43/04/01     TokioEx/DesDiv10 troop transport run from Shortland to Kolombangara   99 
43/04/02 43/04/03   TokioEx/DesDiv10 transport run to Buka   99 
43/04/03     TokioEx/DesDiv10 damaged(mine) in Kahili Bay   99 
43/04/07 43/04/18     Rabaul - repairs (AR Hakkai Maru)   99 
43/04/18 43/04/28     saIL from Rabaul to Truk > Japan   99 
43/04/28 43/06/0?     Japan - repairs   99 
43/06/10 43/06/13     sail from Jokosuka to Paramushiro   99 
43/07/07 43/07/17 KE DesDiv10 troop evacuation run to Kiska - aborted due to weather   99 
43/07/21 43/08/01 KE DesDiv10 troop evacuation run to Kiska   99 
43/08/03 43/08/06   DesDiv10 escort Maja from Paramushiru to Jokosuka   99 
43/09/07 43/09/11     escort Taijo and Cujo from Japan to Truk   99 
43/09/18 43/09/21   CF/DesRon10/DesDiv10 sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as response to TF 50 strikes on Gilberts   99 
43/09/21 43/09/24   CF/DesRon10/DesDiv10 sail from Eniwetok to Truk   99 
43/09/28     TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv10 troop evacuation run to Kolombangara   99 
43/10/02     TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv10 troop evacuation run to Kolombangara   99 
43/10/06     SupGrp/DesDiv10 xVelLa2   99 
43/10/08 43/10/10     sail from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/10/17 43/10/26   CF/DesRon10/DesDiv10 sail from Truk to Eniwetok in response to US carrier raids, then sail back to Truk   99 
43/10/31 43/11/01     aircrew transport run from Truk to Kavieng, then to Rabaul   99 
43/11/06     TokioEx/CovGrp/DesRon10/DesDiv10 Cape Torokina counterlanding   99 
43/11/11 43/11/14     escort Cogei from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/11/20 43/12/07   StrFor1/RefGrp sail from Truk to Marshalls and back in support of StrFor1   99 
43/12/12 43/12/17   DesDiv10 escort Shokaku and Jamato from Truk to Japan   99 
43/12/17 44/02     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
44/02/06 44/02/13   DesDiv10 escort Shokaku and Zuikaku from Jokosuka to Singapore   99 
44/02/20 44/02/27   DesDiv10 escort Zuikaku from Singapore to Kure   99 
44/03/08 44/03/15   DesDiv10 escort Zuikaku from Kure to Singapore   99 
44/05/12 44/06/05 KON CovGrp/DesDiv10 Biak reinforcement - 1st attempt   99 
44/06/07 44/06/08 KON2 CovGrp/DesDiv10/DF Biak reinforcement - 2nd attempt   99 
44/06/08   KON2 CovGrp/DesDiv10/DF sunk(Hake) 20nm SW of Cape San Augustin, Mindanao (06-04N, 125-56E)   99  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 06°03´N,124°57´E; 1944/07/10 struck from Navy List
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