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DD Kiri
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Macu 1944/02/01
Jokosuka Kaigun Kosho
1944/05/27 1944/08/14 1947/07/29
sold
Namesake: "Emperor Tree" ("císařský strom") also called Paulownia
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/08/14 44/10/10   CF/DesRon11 training   99 
44/10/1? 44/10/30   MainFor/cortRon31/DesDiv43 xLeyte   99 
44/10/10 44/11/20   CF/CortRon31/DesDiv43     99 
44/10/25     MainFor/cortRon31/DesDiv43 xEngano   99 
44/11/08 44/11/16     escort Ise and Hijuga on transport run frm Kure to Manila, diverted to Spratly Is.   99 
44/11/16 44/11/24   DesDiv43 escort 2nd Fleet capital ships from Brunei to Kure   99 
44/11/20 45/02/05   5thFlt/CortRon31/DesDiv43     99 
44/12/0 ? 44/12/08     escort convoy from Formosa to Manila   99 
44/12/09 44/12/13 TA-9 1stEch     99 
44/12/12   TA-9 1stEch damage(USAF - strafing) Ormoc Bay, assist sinking Juzuki, removed survivors   99 
44/12/18 45/01/10     escort convoys from Manila to Formosa > Kure   99 
45/01/10 45/08     Kure - repairs   99 
45/02/05 45/03/15   CF/CortRon31/DesDiv43     99 
45/03/15 45/04/20   2ndFlt/CortRon31/DesDiv43     99 
45/04/20 45/09   CF/CortRon31/DesDiv43     99 
45/08/1?       Kure - surrender   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/10/05 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
Notice: 1947/07/29 turned over USSR