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DD Suzukaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Siracuju | 1935/07/09 Uraga Dock Tokio | 1937/03/11 | 1937/08/31 | 1944/01/26
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| Namesake: "Cool Breeze in Summer" ("chladný vánek v létě") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | 2ndFlt/DesRon4/DesDiv24 | 99 | |||
| 41/12/06 | 41/12/12 | SoPhilGrp/LegLandGrp/DesDiv24 | land Legaspi | 99 | |
| 41/12/24 | DesRon4/DesDiv24 | land Lamon Bay | 99 | ||
| 42/01/10 | 42/01/12 | EDirSupFor/DesRon4/DesDiv24 | land Tarakan | 99 | |
| 42/01/19 | 42/01/26 | screen Ashigara at Davao | 99 | ||
| 42/01/27 | sail from Davao to Staring Bay, Celebes | 99 | |||
| 42/02/04 | disable(Sculpin) at mouth of Staring Bay (04-00S, 123-00E) - 9 KIA - assisted by Jamakaze & AOs | 82 99 85 | |||
| 42/02/04 | 42/03/28 | Staring Bay - emergency repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/03/28 | 42/04/08 | sail from Staring Bay to Sasebo | 99 | ||
| 42/04/08 | 42/07/15 | Sasebo - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/04/10 | 44/07/14 | 1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv24 | 99 | ||
| 42/07/14 | 2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | IJN reorganization | 99 | ||
| 42/07/23 | Jokosuka | 99 | |||
| 42/08/11 | 42/08/17 | DesDiv24 | escort Citose from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | |
| 42/08/17 | TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | troop transport run to Taivu, Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/08/21 | 42/08/26 | KI | TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | xEasSol | 99 |
| 42/08/31 | TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/09/04 | 42/09/05 | TokioEx/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | escort troop-carrying barges from Santa Isabel to Guadalcanal | 99 | |
| 42/09/07 | TokioEx/DesDiv24 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/09/12 | 42/09/13 | DesRon2/DesDiv24 | shell Guadalcanal in support of MajGen Kawaguci's offensive | 99 | |
| 42/09/18 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Guadalcanal - aborted due to enemy presence | 99 | ||
| 42/09/24 | TokioEx/DesDiv24 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal - aborted due to air attack | 99 | ||
| 42/09/26 | 42/09/28 | sail from Shortland to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/10/13 | 42/10/14 | DesRon2/DesDiv24 | shell Henderson Field | 99 | |
| 42/10/15 | 42/10/16 | DesRon2/DesDiv24 | shell Henderson Field | 99 | |
| 42/10/2? | 42/10/30 | SupFor/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | xSCruz | 99 | |
| 42/11/03 | 42/11/05 | escort Suzuja and Maja from Truk to Shortland | 99 | ||
| 42/11/07 | TokioEx/DesDiv24 | troop transport run to Matanikau River area, Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/11/10 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/11/13 | 42/11/15 | TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | xGuada | 99 | |
| 42/11/14 | TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | rescued 1100 Naka Maru survivors | 99 | ||
| 42/11/16 | 42/11/20 | sail from Shortland to Rabaul, then escort Cokai to Kavieng > Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/11/21 | 42/11/23 | carry ComCruDiv (RAdm Micuharu Macujama) from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 42/11/25? | 42/11/27 | sail from Rabaul to Shortland | 99 | ||
| 42/12/01 | TokioEx/DesDiv24 | xTassaf | |||
| 42/12/03 | TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv24 | supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/12/07 | TokioEx/DesDiv24 | supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal - aborterd due to PTs attack | 99 | ||
| 42/12/11 | TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv24 | supply drum transport run to Guadalcanal - sinking/share(Kawakaze) PT-44 | 99 | ||
| 42/12/12? | 42/12/14 | sail from Shortland to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 42/12/16 | 42/12/20 | escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Madang and back | 99 | ||
| 43/01/01 | 43/01/02 | TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv24 | sail from Rabaul to Shortland | 99 | |
| 43/01/02 | TokioEx/DesDiv24 | supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal - damaged (near miss) by planes | 99 | ||
| 43/01/05 | 43/01/06 | sail from Shortland to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/01/06 | 43/01/16 | Rabaul - emergency repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/01/16 | 43/01/21 | tow Uzuki from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/01/21 | 43/01/31 | Truk - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/01/31 | 43/02/09 | KE | DistCovFor/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | Guadalcanal evacuation | 99 |
| 43/02/12 | 43/02/18 | sail from Truk to Saipan > Sasebo | 99 | ||
| 43/02/18 | 43/06/1? | Sasebo - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/06/16 | 43/06/21 | escort fleet from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/06/23 | 43/06/25 | carry 28th AA Defense Unit equipment from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/06/25 | 43/06/27 | sail from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/06/30 | 43/07/02 | escort Cokai from Truk to Rabaul, then sail to Shortland | 99 | ||
| 43/07/05 | 43/07/06 | CovGrp | xKula - light damaged (prob. by St. Louis and Honolulu) - #1 turret jammed | 99 85 104 | |
| 43/07/13 | 43/07/15 | sail from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/07/21 | 43/07/26 | escort Atago, Takao and Nagara from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 43/07/26 | 43/08/1? | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/08/17 | 43/08/23 | escort Atago and Takao from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/08/25 | 43/08/29 | escort Atago and Takao on troop transport run from Truk to Rabaul and back | 99 | ||
| 43/09/18 | 43/09/25 | CF/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | escort fleet from Truk to Eniwetok in response to US raids, then returned | 99 | |
| 43/10/11 | 43/10/13 | escort Mjoko and Haguro from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/10/13 | 43/10/15 | sail from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/10/17 | 43/10/26 | CF/DesRon2/DesDiv24 | escort fleet from Truk to Eniwetok in anticipating further US raids | 99 | |
| 43/10/31 | 43/11/06 | escort Dzunjo, Unjo, Ise and Jamashiro from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/11/06 | 43/12/1? | Sasebo - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/12/14 | 43/12/26 | escort troop convoy from Pusan to Saeki > Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/12/30 | 44/01/13 | escort troop convoy from Truk to > Ponape > Kusaie | 99 | ||
| 44/01/13 | 44/01/18 | sail from Kusaie to Truk | 99 | ||
| 44/01/20 | assist torpedoed Irako off Truk | 99 | |||
| 44/01/24 | 44/01/25 | escort convoy from Truk towards Eniwetok | 99 | ||
| 44/01/26 | sunk(Skipjack) 140 miles NNW of Ponape | 99 | |||