file created: 12/07/02 01:05:09 , last update: 05/28/00
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DD Tamanami
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Jugumo
Fujinagata Osaka
1942/12/26 1943/04/30 1944/07/07
sunk
Namesake: "High Climbing Waves" ("vysoko šplhající se vlny")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/04/30 43/07/01   1stFlt/DesRon11 training   99 
43/06/08       Hashiradzima - assist sinking Mucu   99 
43/07/01     2ndFlt/DesRon2     99 
43/07/10 43/07/15     escort Cujo and Nisshin from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/07/16 43/07/22     troop transport run from Truk to Nauru and back   99 
43/08/14 43/09/02     escort convoys from Truk to Palau and back   99 
43/09/18 43/09/25   CF/DesRon2 sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as repsonse to TF 50 strikes on Gilberts   99 
43/09/29 43/10/05     escort Dzunjo from Truk to Kure   99 
43/10/14 43/10/19     escort Dzunjo from Seaki to Truk   99 
43/11/03 43/11/05 RO 2ndFlt/DesRon2 escort VAdm Kurita's heavy cruisers from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/11/05 43/11/08 RO 2ndFlt/DesRon2 escort Suzuja and Mogami from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/11/11 43/11/15     escort Atago and Takao from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/11/26 43/12/01     escort Shokaku and Citose from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/12/16 43/12/21     escort Mogami from Truk to Kure   99 
44/02/10 44/02/15     escort Musashi and Ojodo from Truk to Kure   99 
44/03/22 44/04/02     escort troop convoy from Japan to Saipan   99 
44/04/07 44/04/14     escort troop convoy from Saipan to Ulithi > Palau   99 
44/04/16 44/04/20     sail from Palau to Jokosuka   99 
44/05/10 44/05/16     escort Musashi, Citose, Cijoda and Zuiho from Saeki to Okinawa > Tawi Tawi   99 
44/06/15 44/06/2? A-Go AdvFor/DesRon2 xPhilip   81  86 
44/06/23 44/06/29     escort AO Kokujo Maru from Okinawa to Manila > Singapore   99 
44/07/02 44/07/07     escort AO Kokujo Maru from Singapore towards Manila   99 
44/07/07     DesDiv32/DF sunk(Mingo) 150 miles WSW of Manila with all hands (incl ComDesDiv32)   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 13°55´N,118°30´E; 1944/09/10 struck from Navy List
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