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DD Onami
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Jugumo
Fujinagata Osaka
1942/08/13 1942/12/29 1943/11/25
sunk
Namesake: "Billow Wave" ("mořská vlna"), Big Rough Waves (velké drsné vlny)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/01/20     2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv31     99 
43/01/20 43/01/25     escort Atago from Kure to Truk   99 
43/01/31 43/02/09 KE DistCovFor/Desron2/DesDiv31 Guadalcanal evacuation   99 
43/02/15 43/02/20     escort fleet from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/03/12 43/03/17   DesDiv31 escort 2 APs from Truk to Tarawa   99 
43/03/20 43/03/29     sail from Tarawa to Saipan > Truk   99 
43/04/14 43/04/27     escort convoys from Truk to Rabaul and back   99 
43/05/03 43/05/13     escort convoys from Truk to Rabaul and Kavieng and back   99 
43/06/13 43/06/26     escort convoy from Truk to Eniwetok > Kwajalein and back   99 
43/06/28 43/07/28     escort convoys from Truk to Kure and back   99 
43/08/04 43/08/09     escort Taijo from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/08/09 43/09/1?     Maizuru - repairs   99 
43/09/18 43/09/26     escort AP Awata Maru from Ujina to Ponape   99 
43/10/01       Truk   99 
43/10/16 43/10/28   CF/DesRon2/DesDiv31 sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back in anticipation of further U.S. carrier raids   99 
43/10/31 43/11/01     led aircrew transport run from Truk to Kavieng, then to Rabaul   99 
43/11/06     TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv31 Cape Torokina counterlanding   99 
43/11/21     TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv31/FF,DF troop transport/evacuation run to Buka   99 
43/11/24 43/11/25   TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv31/FF,DF troop transport/evacuation run to Buka   99 
43/11/25     TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv31/FF,DF xCaStGe-sunk(Claxton,Dyson) 55 miles ESE of Cape St. George - lost with all hands (incl ComDesDiv31)   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 05°15´S,153°49´E; 1944/02/10 struck from Navy List
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