file created: 12/07/02 00:56:26 , last update: 05/02/00
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DD Nagacuki
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mucuki 1925/04/16
Ishikawajima Tokio
1926/10/06 1927/04/30 1943/07/06
sunk
Namesake: "Month of Long Moonlight" ("měsíc dlouhého měsíčního světla")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     3rdFlt/DesRon5/DesDiv22     99 
41/12/07 41/12/14 M NoPhilGrp/SupGrp/DesRon5/DesDiv22 land Aparri   99 
41/12/19 41/12/23 M NoPhilGrp/SupGrp/DesRon5/DesDiv22 land Lingayen Gulf   99 
41/12/23     NoPhilGrp/SupGrp/DesRon5/DesDiv22 damaged by strafing (P-40s, P-35s) in San Miguel Bay, Luzon   85 
42/01 42/02   DesRon5/DesDiv22 troop convoy duty from Formosa to Malaya and Camranh Bay   99 
42/02/11 42/02/17     escort convoys from Shortland to Rabaul > Palau   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/SurfCortDiv1/DesDiv22 SW Area convoy duty   99 
42/09/19 42/11/01     Sasebo - refit   99 
42/11/01 42/11/1?     sail from Moji to SW area   99 
42/12/10     SWAreaFlt/SurfCortDiv1 DesDiv22 dissolved   99 
43/01/21 43/01/29     escort Kamikawa Maru from Sasebo to Truk > Rabaul > Shortland   99 
43/02/01   KE TokioEx/KamGrp/CovGrp troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal   99  103 
43/02/04   KE TokioEx/KamGrp/CovGrp troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal - tow Maikaze to Shortland   99  103 
43/02/07   KE TokioEx/CovGrp troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal & Russell Is. - assist Isokaze   99 
43/02/21 43/02/24     escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak   99 
43/02/25     8thFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv22     99 
43/02/28       Rabaul   99 
43/03/03 43/03/05     escort AP Mogamigawa Maru from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/03/08       troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/03/13       troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/03/14       arrived Rabaul from transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/03/30     DesDiv22 troop transport run to Finschhafen - aborted due to air attack   99 
43/04/08     DesDiv22 troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata   99 
43/04/21 43/04/25     prob. escort Sendai towing Aoba from Kavieng to Truk   99 
43/05/04     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata   99 
43/05/08     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata   99 
43/05/11     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata   99 
43/05/23     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata   99 
43/05/28 43/05/29   DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Kolombangara - damaged (grounded)   99 
43/05/29     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Kolombangara - aborted due to air attack   99 
43/05/31     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/06/02     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/06/06       led troop transport run to Tuluvu   99 
43/06/08       led troop transport run to Tuluvu   99 
43/06/29     DesDiv22/DF led troop transport run to Kolombangara - aborted due to air attack   99 
43/06/30     DesRon3/DesDiv22/DF shell Rendova   99 
43/07/02 43/07/03   Screen/DesRon3/DesDiv22/DF shell Rendova   99 
43/07/04 43/07/06   TranGrp2/DesDiv22/DF xKula  
43/07/04 43/07/05   TranGrp2/DesDiv22/DF xKula - troop transport run to Kolombangara - aborted due to US ships   99 
43/07/06     TranGrp2/DesDiv22/DF xKula: disabled (TG 36.1), later grounded off Bambari Harbor   99 
43/07/06     TranGrp2/DesDiv22/DF xKula - sunk(USMC planes) Bambari Harbor - 8 KIA, 13 WIA   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 08°02´S,157°12´E; 1943/10/01 struck from Navy List
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