file created: 12/07/02 00:56:08 , last update: 09/04/99
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DD Mucuki
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mucuki 1924/05/21
Sasebo Kaigun Kosho
1925/07/23 1926/03/25 1942/08/25
sunk
Namesake: "Month (moon) of First Rice-Sowing" ("měsíc (luna) prvního setí rýže")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12     4thFlt/DesRon6/DesDiv30     99 
41/12/08 41/12/11   SoSeFor/DesRon6/DesDiv30 land Wake   99 
41/12/21 41/12/28   2ndWakeInvFor/DesRon6/DesDiv30 land Wake   99 
41/12/31 42/01/03     escort convoy from Kwajalein to Truk   99 
42/01/08 42/01/12     escort convoy from Truk to Guam   99 
42/01/23 42/02/0?   DesRon6/DesDiv30 land Rabaul, then patrol/escort duty off Rabaul   99 
42/02/09     DesRon6/DesDiv30 land Gasmate   99 
42/03/08 42/03/10   DesRon6/DesDiv30 land Lae/Salamaua   37  99 
42/03/28     DesDiv30 land Bougainville   99 
42/05/0? 42/05/09   LandFor/DesRon6/DesDiv30 xCoralS   99 
42/06/13 42/06/16     escort convoy from Palau to Truk   99 
42/06/25 42/07/01     escort Kinrju Maru with airfield constrction crews from Truk to Guad.   99 
42/07/06 42/07/12     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
42/07/10 42/07/14   4thFlt/SurfCortDiv2/DesDiv30     99 
42/07/12 42/08/14     Jokosuka - refit   99 
42/07/14     8thFlt/DesDiv30 IJN reorganization   99 
42/08/14 42/08/2?     sail from Jokosuka to Rabaul > Shortland   67 
42/08/21 42/08/25 KI TranGrp/DesDiv30/DF xEasSol  
42/08/25   KI TranGrp/DesDiv30/DF xEasSol: sunk(B-17)-40 miles NE of Santa Isabel - 40 KIA, 11 WIA   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07°47´S,160°13´E, 1942/10/01 struck from Navy List
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