file created: 12/07/02 00:57:34 , last update: 05/21/00
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Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kamikaze 1923/03/16
Uraga Dock Tokio
1924/11/27 1925/10/30 1944/02/17
sunk
Namesake: "Tailwind" ("Ocas-vítr") - Fair or favorable wind (čistý nebo příznivý vítr)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     4thFlt/DesRon6/DesDiv29     99 
41/12/08 41/12/11   SoSeFor/DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Wake   99 
41/12/11     SoSeFor/DesRon6/DesDiv30 damaged by coastal batteries off Wake   85 
41/12/21 41/12/28   2ndWakeInvFor/DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Wake   99 
41/12/31 42/01/03     escort convoy from Kwajalein to Truk   99 
42/01/03 42/01/23     Truk - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/01/23     DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Rabaul   99 
42/02/09     DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Gasmata   99 
42/03/08 42/03/1?   DesRon6/DesDiv29 land Lae/Salamaua   37  99 
42/03/26 42/04/01     sail from Truk to Saipan > Sasebo   99 
42/04/01 42/04/23     Sasebo - repairs   99 
42/04/23 42/04/29     sail from Sasebo to Saipan > Truk   99 
42/05/0? 42/05/09   LandFor/DesRon6/DesDiv29 xCoralS  
42/05/09 42/06/02     Shortlands - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/06/02 42/06/05     sail from Rabaul to Truk   99 
42/06/05 42/06/29     Truk - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/06/29 42/07/12     escort convoy Truk > Guadalcanal with airfield construction crews   99 
42/07/10     4thFlt/SurfCortDiv2/DesDiv29     99 
42/08/12       Guadalcanal - bombardement & reconnaissance   99 
42/08/16       reinfor-Guadalcanal  
42/08/16       troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/08/19 42/08/21     sail from Rabaul to Truk   99 
42/08/24 42/08/26 RE DesDiv29 land Milne Bay   103 
42/08/26 42/08/31     land Nauru   99 
42/09/02       Jaluit   99 
42/09/05       arrived Truk from Jaluit, then Central Pacific patrol/escort duty   99 
42/09/15 42/09/27     escort convoys from Truk to Rabaul > Palaus,   99 
42/09/27 42/11/1?     escort Solomons bound troop convoys out of Palaus   99 
42/11/22 43/09/20     arrived Truk from Palau, then Central Pacific convoy duty   99 
43/03/15       en route from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/04/01     4thFlt/SurfCortDiv2     99 
43/09/20 43/10/01     escort convoy from Truk to Saipan > Jokosuka   99 
43/09/21       damaged by dud torpedo from Haddock   99 
43/10/09 43/10/1?     escort convoy from jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/10/1? 43/10/19     escort Asakaze Maru towing damaged supply ship Mamija to Kure   99 
43/10/22 43/10/31     escort Asakaze Maru from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/11/08 43/12/12     convoy duty from Truk to Saipan > Jokosuka and back   99 
43/11/28       escort convoy NW of Marianas - attacked by Pargo and Snook   85 
43/12/15 43/12/25     escort convoy from Truk to Rabaul and back   99 
44/01/04 44/01/18     escort convoy from Truk to Rabaul and back   99 
44/01/22 44/02/03     escort convoy from Truk to Rabaul and back   99 
44/02/06 44/02/14     escort convoy from Truk to Palau and back   99 
44/02/15 44/02/16     escort Agano from Truk to Japan   99 
44/02/16       rescued 523 survivors from Agano off Truk - tuned back to Truk   99 
44/02/17       sunk(TF 38) entering Truk via North Pass - no survivor   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07°40´N,151°45´E, 1944/03/31 struck from Navy List
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