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DD Kuwa
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Macu 1943/12/20
Fujinagata Osaka
1944/05/25 1944/07/25 1944/12/03
sunk
Namesake: "Mulberry Tree" ("morušový strom")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/07/25 44/11/15   CF/DesRon11     99 
44/10/2 ? 44/10/30   MainFor/DesRon11 xLeyte   86 
44/10/25     MainFor/DesRon11 xEngano - rescued 841 Zuiho survivors   86  99 
44/11/15 44/11/20   CF/DesRon11/DesDiv52     99 
44/11/20     5thFlt/CortRon31/DesDiv52     99 
44/11/28 44/12/03 TA-7 3rdEch     99 
44/12/03   TA-7 3rdEch sunk(Cooper,Moale,Allan M.Sumner) Ormoc Bay   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 10°50´N,124°35´E; 1945/02/10 struck from Navy List
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