DD Niizuki
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Akizuki | 1941/12/08 Micubishi Nagasaki | 1942/06/29 | 1943/03/31 | 1943/07/06
sunk | |
Namesake: "New Moon" ("nový měsíc") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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43/04/01 |   |   | DesRon11 |   |   99  |
43/04/12 | 43/05/1? |   |   | Inland Sea - exercises |   99  |
43/05/18 | 43/05/20? |   |   | sail from Kure to Jokosuka in response to US Attu landing, later returned to Kure |   99  |
43/05/31 |   |   | 8thFlt |   |   99  |
43/06/08 |   |   |   | sail from Kure to Jokosuka |   99  |
43/06/16 | 43/06/21 |   |   | sail from Jokosuka to Truk |   99  |
43/06/23 | 43/06/25 |   |   | carry 5th AA Defense Unit equipment from Truk to Rabaul |   99  |
43/06/23 | 43/06/25 |   |   | escort Kumano and Suzuja on troop transport run from Truk to Rabaul |   99  |
43/06/25 | 43/07/06 |   | DesRon3/SF |   |   99  |
43/07/01 | 43/07/02? |   | DesRon3/SF | sail from Rabaul to Shortland |   99  |
43/07/02 |   |   | TokioEx/Screen/DesRon3/SF | shell Rendova |   99  |
43/07/04 | 43/07/05 |   | TokioEx/FF | led troop transport run to Vila, Kolombangara - sinking/share Strong |   99  |
43/07/06 |   |   | CovGrp/DesRon3/FF,GF,SF | xKula - sunk(prob. Honolulu) 5 miles E of Kolombangara - survivors unknown, ComDesRon3 KIA |   99  85  |