file created: 12/07/02 01:03:21 , last update: 09/21/99
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DD Shikinami
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fubuki 1928/07/06
Maizuru Kaigun Kosho
1929/06/22 1929/12/24 1944/09/12
sunk
Namesake: "Rolling Waves" ("valící se vlny"), Waves Chasing One Another (vlny honící se navzájem)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv19     99 
41/12/04 42/01/1?   SoExpFor/MalGrp/CovGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Malaya   99 
41/12/08     SoExpFor/MalGrp/CovGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19 assist army AK Awajisan Maru off Kota Bharu   85 
42/01/10 42/03   ECarFor land Java Seas   99 
42/03/0? 42/04     escort troop convoys from Saigon to Singapore > Rangoon   99 
42/03/01     ECarFor finishing Houston - damaged by near miss - best speed 24 knots   99 
42/04/06 42/04/13     Singapore   99 
42/04/13 42/04/22   DesRon3/DesDiv19 sail from Singapore to Cam Ranh Bay > Kure   99 
42/04/22 42/05/??     Kure - overhaul   99 
42/05/29 42/06/1?   A3/MainFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 xMidway  
42/06/30 42/07/02   DesRon3/DesDiv19 escort troop convoy from Kure to Amami-Oshima   99 
42/07/02 42/07/17   DesRon3/DesDiv19 Amami-Oshima - ASW patrol   99 
42/07/17 42/07/31   DesRon3/DesDiv19 sail from Amami-Oshima to Mako > Singapore > Sabang > Mergui   99 
42/08/08 42/08/21     escort AOs Nippon M. and Kjokuto M. Mergui>Makassar>Tarakan>Solomons   99 
42/08/21 42/08/29 KI SupCovFor/DesDiv19 xEasSol   99 
42/08/30 42/09/01     escort Sendai from Rabaul to Shortland   99 
42/09/01     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/04 42/09/05   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run & attack mission to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/06     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 attack mission to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/08     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 attack mission to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/12 42/09/13   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 attack mission to Guadalcanal (support of MajGen Kawaguci's offensive)   99 
42/09/14 42/09/15   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/20 42/09/21   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 attack mission to Guadalcanal - damaged in air attack   99 
42/10/03 42/10/04   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/06 42/10/07   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/09     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/12       out of Shortland to join supGrp after x Cape Esperance   99 
42/10/12       assist Asagumo and Shirajuki   99 
42/10/17     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/19     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/2? 42/10/26     xSCruz - on alert in Shortland area   99 
42/11/02     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/05     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/06 42/11/09   DesDiv19 Escort Sendai from Shortland to Truk   99 
42/11/12 42/11/14   SupFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 xGuada1   99 
42/11/14 42/11/15   EmBombFor/SweepUnit/DesRon3/DesDiv19 xGuada2   99 
42/11/17 42/11/27     escort Nisshin from Truk to Rabaul > Saipan > Kure   99 
42/11/27 43/01     Kure - overhaul   99 
43/01/07 43/01/15     escort troop convoy from Pusan to Palau   99 
43/01/19 43/01/27     escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back   99 
43/01/28 43/01/30     sail from Palau to Truk   99 
43/01/31 43/02/09   DistCovFor patrol N of Solomons to cover Guadalcanal evacuation   99 
43/02/11 43/02/14     escort Chogei from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/02/18 43/02/21     escort aircraft transport Goshu Maru from Rabaul to Gasmata and back   99 
43/02/25 43/04/15   SWAreaFlt/SurfCortDiv1/DesDiv19     99 
43/02/28 43/03/05 81 SurfCortDiv1/DesDiv19 xBismar   99 
43/03/07 43/03/10     troop transport run from Rabaul to Shortland > Kolombangara and back   99 
43/03/11 43/03/17     sail from Rabaul to Saipan > Kure   99 
43/03/17 43/04/0?     Kure - repairs   99 
43/04/09 43/04/18     escort Nisshin from Kure to Davao > Surabaya   99 
43/04/15 43/09/20   SWAreaFlt/DesDiv19     99 
43/04/28 43/05/31     escort convoys from Surabaya to W New Guinea and back   99 
43/06 43/12     screen Ashigara, SW Area patrol/escort duties   99 
43/07/26 43/08/13     escort convoys Surabaya > Balikapapn > Tarakan > Davao > Bali and back   99 
43/09/20     SWAraFlt/CruDiv16/DesDiv19     99 
43/10/23 43/11/01     Singapore - maintenance   99 
43/12/25 44/01/20     escort convoys Surabaya > Tarakan > Balikpapan > Cape S. Jacques > Singapore   99 
44/01/23 44/01/31     troop transport run Singapore > Andamans and back (+Aoba, Oi, Kinu, Kitakami)   99 
44/02/27 44/03/03 SA-1 SEFlt escort Aoba, Tone, Cikuma from Singapore to Batavia   99 
44/03/14 44/03/19 SA-1 SEFlt escort Aoba, Tone, Cikuma from Batavia to Singapore   99 
44/03/19 44/04/13     Singapore - overhaul   99 
44/04/28 44/04/30     escort convoy from Singapore to Surabaya   99 
44/05/02 44/05/11     transport run from Surabaya to Ambon > Biak > Menado > Tarakan   99 
44/05/13 44/05/17     escort Aoba and Oi from Tarakan to Davao > Palau   99 
44/05/19 44/05/22     escort Aoba & Oi on transport run from Palau to Sorong and back   99 
44/05/23 44/05/27     escort Aoba & Oi on transport run from Palau to Sorong > Batjan > Tarakan   99 
44/05/27 44/05/30     escort Oi from Tarakan to Balikpapan, then sail back to Tarakan   99 
44/05/29 44/06/04 KON TranGrp attempt to reinforce Biak   86 
44/06/07 44/06/11 KON2 TranGrp/FF damaged (TF 75) - Biak reinforce - 2 KIA, 4 WIA   66  99 
44/06/10 44/06/12 KON3 TranGrp 3rd Biak Reinforce   86 
44/06/23 44/07/12     escort convoys Menado > Davao > Tarakan > Balikpapan > Surabaya > Singapore   99 
44/07/12 44/07/16     sail from Singapore to Brunei > Manila   99 
44/07/18 44/07/19     escort Oi from Manila towards Singapore   99 
44/07/19 44/07/22     rescued Oi survivors, then sail to Cape St. Jacques > Singapore   99 
44/09/06 44/09/12     escort convoy HI-72 from Singapore for Japan   99 
44/09/12       sunk(Growler) 240 miles S of Hongkong - 8/120 resuced by Mikura   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 18°16´N,114°40´E; 1944/10/10 struck from Navy List
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