file created: 12/07/02 01:05:00 , last update: 05/15/00
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DD Tacikaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Minekaze 1920/08/18
Maizuru Kaigun Kosho
1921/03/31 1921/12/05 1944/02/17
sunk
Namesake: "Wind from a Swinging Sword" ("vítr od roztočeného meče"), or "Wind From a Sword Stroke" ("vítr od úderu meče"
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 41/12/15   AirFlt11/DesDiv34 air-sea rescue duty off Takao   99  114 
41/12/20 42/01/04     escort duty off Takao in support of Philipines invasion   99 
42/01/10 42/01/15     escort convoy from Takao to Davao   99 
42/01/15 42/02/03     Davao - patrol-escort duty   99 
42/02/03 42/02/15     escort convoys from Davao to Balikpapan & back   99 
42/02/27 42/03/16     Kendari & Staring Bay - patrol-escort duty   99 
42/03/16 42/03/26     escort shipping from Staring Bay via Jolo to Singapore   99 
42/04/01 42/04/??     Northern Sumatra & Andamans operation   99 
42/04/15 42/04/26     escort ships from Singapore via Takao to Maizuru   99 
42/04/26 42/05/20     Maizuru - upkeep   99 
42/05/20 42/05/31     sail from Kure to Saipan > Wotje   99 
42/05/31 42/07/14     Marshalls - transport & patrol-escort duty   99 
42/07/14 42/07/23     escort convoy from Jaluit to Rabaul and back   99 
42/08/12 42/08/16     sail from Jaluit to Rabaul   99 
42/08/17 42/08/28     escort convoys from Rabaul to Taroa and back   99 
42/09/02 42/09/08     sail from Rabaul to Truk, then back via Shortlands   99 
42/09/09 42/09/19     Rabaul-Buka-Shortlands - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/09/19 42/09/23     Kavieng   99 
42/09/23 42/09/27     out of Kavieng to meet Taijo, then to Rabaul   99 
42/10 42/12     Rabaul-Kavieng - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/12/26       disabled by air attack (B-17) in Rabaul   99 
42/12/28 43/01/13     Rabaul - repairs (Jamabiko Maru)   99 
43/01/16 43/01/21     escort Suzukaze towing Uzuki from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/01/22 43/01/29     sail from Truk to Saipan > Sasebo   99 
43/01/29 43/03/10     Maizuru - repairs   99 
43/03/10 43/03/18     sail from Sasebo to Saipan > Truk > Rabaul   99 
43/03/28       transport run to Surumi   99 
43/04/01       DesDiv34 - deactivated   99 
43/04/03       transport run to Surumi   99 
43/04/06 43/04/17     patrol/escort duties off Rabaul, Kairiru Is., Wewak   99 
43/04/16       damaged(B-17) off Wewak   99  85 
43/04/18 43/04/26     Rabaul - emergency repairs (Jamabiko Maru)   99 
43/04/28 43/05/03     escort shipping from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/05/04 43/05/12     sail from Truk to Saipan > Sasebo   99 
43/05/12 43/09     Maizuru - repairs   99 
43/09/01 43/09/11     sail from Maizuru to Saipan > Rabaul   99 
43/09/15 43/09/26     convoy duty from Rabaul to Truk and back   99 
43/10/01       transport run to Buka   99 
43/10/12       damaged(planes) at Rabaul   99 
43/10/16 43/11/01     escort convoy from Rabaul to Ulithi > Palau   99 
43/11/05 43/11/10     escort convoy from Palau to Truk   99 
43/11/10 43/11/24     patrol/escort duty out of Truk   99 
43/11/24 43/11/30     Truk - repairs   99 
43/12/10 43/12/16     escort convoy from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/12/22       troop transport run to Qavuvu   99 
43/12/23 43/12/25     escort convoy from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/12/30 44/01/10     convoy from Truk to Palau and back   99 
44/01/12 44/01/14     escort AP Nagano Maru from Truk to Satawan and back   99 
44/01/22 44/02/04     convoy from Truk to Rabaul and back   99 
44/02/04       ran aground on Kuop Atoll   99 
44/02/17       sunk(TF 38) off Kuop (07-03N, 151-56E)   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07-03N, 151-56E, 1944/03/31 struck from Navy List
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