file created: 12/07/02 01:05:46 , last update: 05/21/00
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DD Tomozuru
Imperial Japanese Navy motor torpedo boat
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Tomozuru
1933? 1945/03/24
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     3rdFlt/2ndBaseFor/MTBDiv21    
41/12/06 41/1208   NoPhilGrp/BasDefDiv2/MTBDiv21 land Batan   99 
41/12/22     NoPhilGrp/BasDefDiv2/MTBDiv21 land Lingayen Gulf   99 
41/12/29 42/01/02   MTBDiv21 escort convoy from Takao to Camiguin Is.   99 
42/01/04 42/01/08     escort convoy from Camiguin to Davao   99 
42/01/09 42/01/12   EFor/MTBDiv21 land Tarakan   99 
42/01/12 42/01/17     sail from Tarakan to Davao   99 
42/01/17 42/03/20     Davao - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/03/10 43/06/01   SWAreaFlt/2ndSoExpFor/SpecBaseFor23 MTBDiv21 deactivated   99 
42/03/20 42/03/24     escort AO Hajatomo from Davao to Ambon   99 
42/03/30 42/04/??     land Western New Guinea (Sorong, Manokwari, Sarmi/Hollandia)   99 
42/04/?? 42/08     Wester New Guinea - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/08/05 42/08/10     escort shipping from Ambon to Surabaya   99 
42/08/10 42/08/21     Surabaya - engine repairs   99 
42/08/21 42/08/29     sail from Surabaya to Singapore   99 
42/08/29 42/09/0?     Singapore - repairs   99 
42/09/09 42/09/15     escort shipping from Singapore to Ambon   99 
42/09/16 43/01/06     Western New Guinea patrol/escort duty   99 
43/01/06       disabled in air attack off Kai Is.   99 
43/01/07 43/01/12     towed to Ambon by Hacukari   99 
43/01/12 43/01/29     Ambon - emergency repairs   99 
43/01/29 43/02/06     towed from Ambon to Surabaya   99 
43/02/06 43/05     Surabaya - repairs   99 
43/05/20 43/05/27     escort convoy from Surabaya to Ambon   99 
43/06/01 43/10/01   2ndChinaExpFlt     99 
43/06/11 43/06/19     sail from Ambon to Hongkong   99 
43/07/08 43/09     Formosa <> Amoy convoy escort duties   99 
43/09/12 43/09/23     Mako - repairs   99 
43/09/26 43/10/11     departed Mako, then Formosa <> Amoy convoy escort duty   99 
43/10/01 43/11/15   SWAreaFlt/SurfCortDiv1     99 
43/10/10 44/02     Formosa <> Manila convoy escort duty   99 
43/11/15 44/04/10   GenEscortCommand/SurfCortDiv1     99 
43/11/18       escrt AKV Akicu Maru 40 nm NW of Subic Bay - attacked by Crevalle   85 
43/11/27       damaged (B-25s) NE of Amoy (25-20N, 120-00E)   99  85 
44/02/11 44/02/26     Sasebo - repairs   99 
44/04/10 45/03/24   Sasebo Naval District/SurfCortDiv4     99 
44/04/17 44/11     departed Sasebo, then patrol/escort duty   99 
44/05/22 44/05/31     Sasebo - repairs   99 
44/09/17 44/09/28     escort convoy from Sasebo to Shanghai > Foochow > Keelung   99 
44/09/30 44/10/15     escort convoy from Keelung to Shanghai > Sasebo   99 
44/11/18 45/03     Japan - Okinawa - formosa convoy escort duty   99 
45/03/0? 45/03/13     Kagoshima - ?repairs?   99 
45/03/01       damaged by TF 38 planes at Amami-Oshima   99 
45/03/13 45/03/24     Japan - Okinawa - formosa convoy escort duty   99 
45/03/24       sunk(TF 38) escorting convoy 230 miles SE of Shanghai   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 28-25N, 124-32E; 1945/04/10 struck form Navy List
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