DD Tacikaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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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:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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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  |