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DD Minazuki
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Mucuki | 1925/03/24 Uraga Dock Tokio | 1926/05/25 | 1927/03/27 | 1944/06/06
sunk | |
| Namesake: "Sixth Month" ("šestý měsíc") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | 3rdFlt/DesRon5/DesDiv22 | 99 | |||
| 41/12/07 | 41/12/14 | SoSeFor/NoPhilGrp/DesRon5/DesDiv22 | land Aparri | 99 | |
| 41/12/19 | 41/12/23 | SoSeFor/NoPhilGrp/DesRon5/DesDiv22 | land Lingayen Gulf | 99 | |
| 42/01 | 42/02 | DesRon5/DesDiv22 | troop convoy duty from Formosa to Malaya and Cam Ranh Bay | 99 | |
| 42/02/2? | 42/03/10 | WeFor/DesRon5/DesDiv22 | land Java | 99 | |
| 42/03/10 | 42/04/10 | SWAreaFlt/2ndExpFor/DesDiv22 | 99 | ||
| 42/04/10 | 42/12/10 | SWAreaFlt/2ndSurfCortDiv/DesDiv22 | 99 | ||
| 42/08/18 | 42/10 | Sasebo - refit | 99 | ||
| 42/12/10 | 43/02/25 | SWAreaFlt/2ndSurfCortDiv | DesDiv22 dissolved | 99 | |
| 43/01/18 | 43/02/05 | escort convoy from Sasebo to Palau > Manokwari, New Guinea | 99 | ||
| 43/02/05 | 43/02/1? | sail from New Guinea to Sasebo | 99 | ||
| 43/02/24 | 43/02/2? | sail from Sasebo to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/02/25 | 8thFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv22 | 99 | |||
| 43/03/06 | troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata | 99 | |||
| 43/03/11 | troop transport run to Rekata | 99 | |||
| 43/03/13 | troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata | 99 | |||
| 43/03/14 | 43/03/15 | transport run from Rabaul to Surumi, New Britain and back | 99 | ||
| 43/03/30 | troop transport run to Finschhafen - aborted due air attack | 99 | |||
| 43/04/08 | troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata | 99 | |||
| 43/04/14 | troop transport run to Garove Is | 99 | |||
| 43/05/04 | troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata | 99 | |||
| 43/05/08 | troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata | 99 | |||
| 43/05/11 | troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata | 99 | |||
| 43/05/23 | troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata | 99 | |||
| 43/05/28 | troop transport run to Kolombangara - aborted due to air attack | 99 | |||
| 43/05/29 | troop transport run to Kolombangara - aborted due to air attack | 99 | |||
| 43/05/31 | troop transport run to Kolombangara | 99 | |||
| 43/06/02 | troop transport run to Kolombangara | 99 | |||
| 43/06/29 | troop transport run to Kolombangara - aborted due to air attack | 99 | |||
| 43/06/30 | DesRon3/DesDiv22 | Rendova bombardment mission - aborted due to weather | 99 | ||
| 43/07/12 | 43/07/13 | TranGrp | xKolomb | ||
| 43/07/19 | troop transport run to Kolombangara | 99 | |||
| 43/07/20 | damaged in air attack off Shortland | 99 | |||
| 43/08/10 | 43/09/13 | Kure - repairs, refit | 99 | ||
| 43/09/28 | TranGrp | troop evacuation run to Kolombangara | 99 | ||
| 43/10/02 | TranGrp | troop evacuation run to Kolombangara | 99 | ||
| 43/10/06 | troop transport run to Iboki | 99 | |||
| 43/10/08 | troop transport run to Iboki | 99 | |||
| 43/10/12 | damaged in US air raid on Rabaul - guns #1, #2 temporarily disabled | 99 | |||
| 43/10/21 | 43/10/22 | troop transport run to Buka & Kavieng | 99 | ||
| 43/11/01 | 43/11/02 | troop transport run to Bougainville - aborted due to strength of enemy | 99 | ||
| 43/11/02 | solo run to Buka | 99 | |||
| 43/11/04 | assist damaged AP Kijozumi M. off Rabaul - carry 267 troops to Rabaul | 99 | |||
| 43/11/06 | troop transport run to Buka | 99 | |||
| 43/11/07 | troop transport run to Buka - aborted due to air attack | 99 | |||
| 43/11/27 | troop transport run to Iboki | 99 | |||
| 43/11/29 | troop transport run to Iboki | 99 | |||
| 43/12/01 | troop transport run to Iboki | 99 | |||
| 43/12/03 | 43/12/08 | escort Jubari towing Naganami from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/12/17 | 43/12/19 | sail from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/12/21 | troop transport run to Iboki | 99 | |||
| 43/12/23 | /F | led troop transport run to Garove Is. | 99 | ||
| 43/12/25 | troop transport run to Garove Is. | 99 | |||
| 44/01 | movements unknown, probably departed SW Area for repairs | 99 | |||
| 44/02/17 | 44/02/18 | arrived Rabaul, then transport run to Qavuvu | 99 | ||
| 44/02/20 | troop transport run to Qavuvu (final DD transport run out of Rabaul) | 99 | |||
| 44/02/25 | 44/04/2? | Palau - patrol/escort duty | 99 | ||
| 44/04/23 | 44/04/29 | escort convoy from Saipan to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 44/05/02 | 44/05/14 | escort troop convoy from Jokosuka to Saipan | 99 | ||
| 44/05/16 | 44/05/19 | attempted escort convoy Saipan > Yap - aborted when 3 of 4 ships sunk | 99 | ||
| 44/06/03 | departed Tawi Tawi with AO convoy to Balikpapan | 99 | |||
| 44/06/06 | sunk(Harder) Makassar Strait - 45 survivors (rescued by Wakacuki) | 99 | |||