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DD Maikaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Kagero | 1940 Uraga Dock Tokio | 1941/03/15 | 1941/07/15 | 1944/02/17
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| Namesake: "Whirlwind" ("smr") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | 2ndFlt/DesRon4/DesDiv4 | 99 | |||
| 41/12/04 | 42/01/11 | E | SoExpFor/MaFor/CovGrp/DesDiv4 | land Malaya, Philippines - distant cover, troop convoy escorts | 99 |
| 42/01/14 | 42/02/21 | MaFor/DesRon4/DesDiv4 | land Java Seas | 99 | |
| 42/02/25 | 42/03/11 | StrFor1/DesRon1/DesDiv4 | 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid | 74 99 | |
| 42/03/26 | 42/04 | StrFor1/LG | off Ceylon | 74 | |
| 42/03/27 | 42/04/22 | C | RefGrp | Indian Ocean raid | 99 |
| 42/04/14 | 42/04/18 | C | escort CarDiv5 to Mako | 99 | |
| 42/04/19 | 42/04/22 | C | StrFor1 | sail to Jokosuka | 99 |
| 42/04/22 | 42/05 | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/05/21 | 42/06/09 | MI | B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesRon10/DesDiv4 | 74 | |
| 42/06/05 | finishing Akagi | ||||
| 42/06/09 | 42/07/12 | CovFor/DesDiv4 | land Kiska - patrol SW of Aleutians | 99 | |
| 42/07/14 | 3rdFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv4 | IJN reorganization | 99 | ||
| 42/08/16 | 42/09/05 | KI | ForvScoFor/DesRon10/DesDiv4 | xEasSol | |
| 42/09/0? | 42/09/29 | 3rdFlt/StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv4 | offensive patrol N of Solomons | 99 | |
| 42/09/29 | 42/10/01 | sail from Truk to Shortland | 99 | ||
| 42/10/03 | TokioEx/DesDiv4 | escort Nisshin on troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/10/06 | TokioEx/DesDiv4 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/10/09 | TokioEx/DesDiv4 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/10/1? | 42/10/28 | StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv4 | xSCruz | 99 | |
| 42/10/11 | 42/10/1? | sail from Shortland to rejoin StrFor1 | 99 | ||
| 42/11/02 | 42/11/06 | escort Shokaku from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 42/11/06 | 42/12 | Kure - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/12/01 | 42/12/10 | sail from Kure to Truk > Shortland | 99 | ||
| 42/12/13 | 42/12/18 | tow damaged Nowaki from Shortland to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/0/02 | 43/08/05 | scort troop convoy from Truk to Rabaul, then sail back to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/01/01 | 43/01/03 | sail from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/01/05 | 43/01/13 | TokioEx | transport run from to Lae & Salamaua and back to Shortland | 99 | |
| 43/01/07 | TokioEx | rescued survivors from AP Micirju Maru | 99 | ||
| 43/01/10 | TokioEx | sinking/share(Isokaze) Argonaut | 99 | ||
| 43/01/14 | TokioEx/DesDiv4 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal - assist damaged Arashi | 99 | ||
| 43/01/23 | 43/01/24 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Rekata | 99 | |
| 43/01/25 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Kolombangara - escort AP | 99 | ||
| 43/02/01 | KE | TokioEx/EspGrp/CovGrp | troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal | 103 | |
| 43/02/04 | KE | TokioEx/EspGrp/CovGrp | troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal - disabled(planes - near misses) - towed (Nagacuki) to Shortland | 103 99 | |
| 43/02/10 | 43/02/14 | sail from Shortland to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/02/10 | 43/02/12 | sail from Shortland to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/02/12 | 43/03 | Truk - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/03/06 | 43/03/16 | escort Hamakaze towing damaged Micishio from Truk to Tatejama | 99 | ||
| 43/03/16 | 43/07/2? | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/07/23 | 43/07/28 | escort Taijo from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/08/12 | 43/09/02 | escort Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka and back | 99 | ||
| 43/09/18 | 43/09/25 | CF/DesRon10/DesDiv4 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as repsonse to TF 50 strikes on Gilberts | 99 | |
| 43/10/10 | 43/10/17 | escort convoy from Truk to Shanghai | 99 | ||
| 43/10/20 | 43/10/30 | escort troop convoy from Shanghai to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/10/22 | rescued (with Nowaki) 1000 survivors from torpedoed AP Awata Maru | 99 | |||
| 43/11/09 | 43/11/12 | escort troop convoy from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/11/13 | 43/11/15 | aircrew transport run from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/11/25 | 43/12/07 | RefGrp/DesDiv4 | escort AO Nippon Maru from Truk to Marshalls and back in support of heavy ships | 99 | |
| 43/12/11 | 43/12/16 | DesDiv4 | escort Kongo and Haruna from Truk to Sasebo | 99 | |
| 44/01/04 | 44/01/09 | escort Atago from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 44/01/19 | 44/01/22 | escort Kokujo Maru from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 44/01/24 | 44/01/25 | led troop transport run from Rabaul to Lorengau, Manus | 99 | ||
| 44/01/25 | 44/01/28 | departed Lorengau, joined Kokujo Maru off Kavieng, then escorted to Truk | 99 | ||
| 44/01/30 | 44/02/12 | escort convoys Truk <> Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 44/02/17 | sunk(TG 50.9) 40 miles NW of Truk - lost with all hands | 99 | |||
| 44/02/17 | 44/02/17 | escort Katori and AP Akagi Maru from Truk towards Jokosuka | 99 | ||