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DD Shiracuju
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Siracuju | 1933/11/14 Sasebo Kaigun Kosho | 1935/04/05 | 1936/08/20 | 1944/06/15
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| Namesake: "Shimmering Dew" ("třpytivá rosa") - White Dew ("bílá rosa") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | 1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv27 | 99 | |||
| 41/12 | MainFor/DesRon1/DesDiv27 | home waters - guard BBs, ASW patrols | 99 | ||
| 42/01/18 | 42/02/04 | DesDiv27 | escort convoys from Moji to Formosa and back to Kure | 99 | |
| 42/02/17 | 42/03/02 | DesDiv27 | escort Zuiho from Jokosuka to Davao and back to Hashiradzima | 99 | |
| 42/04/15 | 42/04/2? | sail from Sasebo to Mako | 99 | ||
| 42/04/2? | 42/05/1? | MO | StrFor/DesRon1/DesDiv27 | xCoralS | 99 |
| 42/05/13 | 42/05/16 | DistCovFor/DesDiv27 | land Ocean Is. & Nauru Is. - suspended due to presence US carrier force | 99 | |
| 42/05/17 | 42/05/22 | DesDiv27 | escort Mjoko and Haguro from Truk to Kure | 99 | |
| 42/05/29 | 42/06/11 | MI | AA3/AleCovFor/DesDiv27 | xMidway | 74 99 |
| 42/07/14 | 2ndFlt/DesRon4/DesDiv27 | IJN reorganization | 99 | ||
| 42/08/11 | 42/08/17 | DesDiv27 | escort fleet from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | |
| 42/08/18 | 42/08/21 | troop transport run from Truk to reoccupy Makin | 99 | ||
| 42/08/22 | 42/09/05 | out of Jaluit Marshalls troop transport duty | 99 | ||
| 42/09/09 | 42/09/12 | sail from Jaluit to Ndeni, search for US seaplane base | 99 | ||
| 42/09/12 | 42/09/26 | part of fleet patrolling N of Solomons | 99 | ||
| 42/09/26 | 42/09/30 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 42/10/01 | 42/10/09 | sail from Rabaul to Palau, then escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Shortland | 99 | ||
| 42/10/10 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/10/12 | out of Shortland to join Nisshin and Citose after x Cape Esperance | 99 | |||
| 42/10/13 | 42/10/16 | TokioEx | escort troop convoy from Shortland to Guadalcanal and back | 99 | |
| 42/10/17 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/10/25 | TokioEx/TranGrp | attack mission to Guadalcanal - sinking/share AT Seminole, damaging Zane | 99 | ||
| 42/11/02 | TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv27 | troop transport run tu Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/11/05 | TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv27 | troop transport run tu Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/11/08 | TokioEx | troop transport run tu Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/11/12 | 42/11/13 | BombFor/DesRon4/DesDiv27 | xGuada1 - removed Hiei survivors | 99 | |
| 42/11/14 | 42/11/18 | BombFor/DesRon4/DesDiv27 | sail from Guadalcanal to Truk | 99 | |
| 42/11/20 | 42/11/22 | sail from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 42/11/23 | 42/11/24 | TokioEx | transport run to Lae and Salamaua - aborted due to air attack | 99 | |
| 42/11/28 | 42/11/29 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Buna - damaged by B-17s in Vitiaz Strait - best speed 9 kts | 99 85 | |
| 42/11/30 | 42/12/18 | Rabaul - emergency repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/12/18 | 42/12/22 | sail from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/12/22 | 43/02/16 | Truk - emergency repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/02/16 | 43/02/19 | sail from Truk to Saipan | 99 | ||
| 43/02/19 | 43/02/25 | Saipan - emergency repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/02/25 | 43/03/02 | sail from Saipan to Sasebo | 99 | ||
| 43/03/02 | 43/07 | Sasebo - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/07/20 | 2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv27 | 99 | |||
| 43/07/31 | 43/08/16 | escort Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 43/08/26 | 43/09/02 | escort Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/09/14 | 43/09/22 | escort Mamija from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 43/10/04 | 43/10/17 | escort convoys from Jokosuka to Truk > Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/10/23 | TokioEx/DesDiv27 | transport run to Garove Is and Iboki | 99 | ||
| 43/10/26 | TokioEx/DesDiv27 | troop transport run to Qavuvu | 99 | ||
| 43/10/29 | TokioEx/DesDiv27 | troop transport run to Qavuvu | 99 | ||
| 43/10/30 | 43/11/02 | CovGrp/DesDiv27 | xEmpAug | 103 | |
| 43/11/02 | CovGrp/DesDiv27 | xEmpAug-damage(crash-Samidare) - 4 KIA, 2 WIA | 99 | ||
| 43/11/02 | damaged (B-25s) at Rabaul | 85 | |||
| 43/11/06 | 43/11/08 | sail from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/11/12 | 43/11/17 | escort Mjoko and Haguro from Truk to Sasebo | 99 | ||
| 43/12/24 | 43/12/29 | escort Mjoko, Haguro and Tone from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 44/01/02 | 44/01/05 | escort Mjoko, Haguro and Tone on troop transport run from Truk to Kavieng (01/04) and back | 99 | ||
| 44/01/11 | 44/02/01 | escort convoys from Truk to Jokosuka and back | 99 | ||
| 44/02/10 | 44/02/14 | escort Musashi from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 44/03/09 | 44/03/24 | with Mjoko and Haguro escort AO convoy from Palau to Balikpapan and back | 99 | ||
| 44/03/29 | 44/04/03 | escort Musashi from Palau to Kure | 99 | ||
| 44/04/21 | 44/05/18 | escort convoys from Japan to Manila > Bangka > Balikpapan > Tawi Tawi | 99 | ||
| 44/05/30 | 44/06/05 | KON1 | CovGrp/DesDiv27 | Biak reinforce - 1st attempt | 99 |
| 44/06/07 | 44/06/11 | KON2 | EscGrp/DesDiv27 | Biak reinforce - 2nd attempt | 99 |
| 44/06/08 | KON2 | EscGrp/DesDiv27 | damage(planes) off Biak | 86 | |
| 44/06/14 | 44/06/15 | A-Go | SupFor1 | escort 1st Supply Force | 99 |
| 44/06/15 | A-Go | SupFor1 | sunk(crash - AO Seijo Maru) 90 miles SE of Surigao Strait - 104 KIA, 8 WIA | 86 | |