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DD Urakaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Kagero | 1939 Uraga Dock Tokio | 1940/04/10 | 1940/12/15 | 1944/11/21
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| Namesake: "Wind on the Sea" ("vítr na moři") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | 1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv17 | 99 | |||
| 41/11/22 | 41/12/21 | raidPH | StrFor1/Screen/DesDiv17 | raid P.H. | 74 |
| 41/12/21 | 41/12/28 | 2ndWakeInvFor/CarGrp/DesDiv17 | land Wake - 2nd attempt | 99 | |
| 42/01/08 | 42/01/27 | R | StrFor1/RabStrGrp/DesDiv17 | land Rabaul & Kavieng | 99 |
| 42/02/01 | 42/02/08 | StrFor1/DesRon1/DesDiv17 | hunting TF 8,TF 17 after Revenge Raid | 74 | |
| 42/02/15 | 42/02/21 | StrFor1/DesRon1/DesDiv17 | 1st Port Darwin Raid | 74 | |
| 42/02/25 | 42/03/07 | StrFor1/DesRon1/DesDiv17 | 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid | 74 | |
| 42/03/04 | StrFor1/DesRon1/DesDiv17 | sinking/share(Cikuma) Dutch freighter Enggano | 99 | ||
| 42/03/07 | StrFor1/DesRon1/DesDiv17 | shell Christmas Is. | 99 | ||
| 42/03/26 | 42/04/22 | StrFor1/DesRon1/DesDiv17 | raid Indian Ocean | 74 | |
| 42/04/10 | 1stAirFlt/DeRon10/DesDiv17 | reassigned | 99 | ||
| 42/04/27 | 42/05/1? | Kure - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/05/27 | 42/06/15 | B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesRon10/DesDiv17 | xMidway | ||
| 42/06/15 | 42/06/24 | escort Zuikaku from Kure to Ominato | 99 | ||
| 42/06/24 | 42/07/07 | CovFor | land Kiska - patrol SW of Aleutians | 99 | |
| 42/07/14 | 3rdFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv17 | IJN reorganization | 99 | ||
| 42/08/08 | 42/08/14 | DesDiv17 | sail from Kure to Saipan > Truk | 99 | |
| 42/08/16 | 42/08/20 | TokioEx/DesDiv17 | troop transport run from Truk to Guadalcanal, then to Rabaul | 99 | |
| 42/08/24 | 42/08/26 | RE | DesDiv17 | land Milne Bay | 103 |
| 42/08/28 | 42/08/31 | TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv17 | troop transport run from Rabaul to Milne Bay, then to Shortland | 99 | |
| 42/09/01 | TokioEx/DesDiv17 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/09/04 | 42/09/06 | DesDiv17 | escort convoy from Shortland to Rabaul | 99 | |
| 42/09/13 | 42/09/17 | TokioEx/DesDiv17 | troop transport run from Rabaul to Gizo Point, Guadalcanal, then to Shortland > Rabaul | 99 | |
| 42/09/19? | 42/09/21 | sail from Rabaul to Shortland | 99 | ||
| 42/09/24 | TokioEx | troop transport run to Guadalcanal - aborted due to air attack - damaged by near misses - 6 KIA | 99 | ||
| 42/09/26 | 42/09/28? | sail from Shortland to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/09/28? | 42/10/0?? | Truk - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/10/11 | 42/10/26 | ForvScoFor/DesRon10/DesDiv17 | xSCruz | 99 | |
| 42/10/26 | 42/10/29 | ForvScoFor/DesRon10/DesDiv17 | escort damaged Cikuma to Truk | 99 | |
| 42/11/02 | 42/11/07 | escort Zuiho and Kumano from Trul to Japan | 99 | ||
| 42/11/07 | 42/11/2? | Japan - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/11/26 | 42/12/01 | escort Agano from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/12/03 | 42/12/0? | sail from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 42/12/07 | TokioEx/DesDiv17 | supply drum transport run to Guadalcanal - aborted due to PT attack | 99 | ||
| 42/12/11 | TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv17 | supply drum transport run to Guadalcanal | 99 | ||
| 42/12/13 | 42/12/14 | sail from Shortland to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 42/12/16 | 42/12/18 | TokioEx/DesDiv17 | escort Cugaru on troo transport run from Rabaul to Munda and back | 99 | |
| 42/12/21 | TokioEx/DesDiv17 | troop transport run to Munda | 99 | ||
| 42/12/25 | 42/12/26 | assist disabled Uzuki and Nankai Maru out of Rabaul - tow Uzuki to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 42/12/26 | 42/12/27 | TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv17 | troop transport run from Rabaul to New Georgia and back | 99 | |
| 43/01/05 | 43/01/13 | TokioEx/DesDiv17 | escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Lae, then sail to Shortland | 99 | |
| 43/01/14 | 43/01/15 | TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv17 | troop transport run to Guadalcanal - damaged (planes) - near misses | 99 | |
| 43/01/16 | 43/01/26 | sail from Shortland to Rabaul for repairs, then back to Shortland | 99 | ||
| 43/01/28 | TokioEx/TranGrp | troop transport run to Russell Islands | 99 | ||
| 43/02/01 | KE | TokioEx/EspGrp/TranGrp/DesDiv17 | troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal | 103 | |
| 43/02/04 | KE | TokioEx/EspGrp/TranGrp/DesDiv17 | troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal | 103 | |
| 43/02/07 | 43/02/08 | KE | TokioEx/RusCovGrp/DesDiv17 | troop evacuation run to Russell Islands | 99 |
| 43/02/11 | 43/02/14 | sail from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/02/15 | 43/02/17 | aircrew transport run from Truk to Wewak | 99 | ||
| 43/02/17 | 43/02/23 | tow damaged Harusame from Wewak to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/03/15 | en route from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | |||
| 43/03/24 | 43/03/29 | escort Kumano and Suzuja from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/04/01 | 43/04/06 | escort convoy from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/04/22 | 43/04/24 | sail from Truk to Palau | 99 | ||
| 43/04/26 | 43/05/06 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/05/08 | 43/05/17 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/05/23 | 43/06/03 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back | 99 | ||
| 43/06/05 | 43/06/15 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/06/21 | 43/07/02 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back | 99 | ||
| 43/07/05 | 43/07/16 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/07/19 | 43/07/24 | escort convoy from Palau to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/07/25 | 43/08/01 | escort convoy from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/08/01 | 43/09/0? | Kure - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/09/07 | 43/09/11 | escort Taijo and Cujo from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/09/18 | 43/09/25 | CF/DesRon10/DesDiv17 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as repsonse to TF 50 strikes on Gilberts | 99 | |
| 43/10/16 | 43/10/28 | CF/DesRon10/DesDiv17 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back in anticipation of further U.S. carrier raids | 99 | |
| 43/11/01 | 43/11/04 | escort troop convoy (incl AP Gokoku Maru) from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/11/03 | attacked by B-24s en route Rabaul | 85 | |||
| 43/11/06 | TokioEx/CovGrp/DesRon10/DesDiv17/DF | troop transport run to Cape Torokina, Bougainville - counterlanding | 99 | ||
| 43/11/11 | Rabaul - damaged by strafinh in air raid | 99 | |||
| 43/11/12 | 43/11/16 | sail from Rabaul to Truk escorting Agano | 99 | ||
| 43/11/12 | helping damaged Agano (by Scamp) - Urakaze hunting Scamp - removed ComDesRon10 from Agano | 99 | |||
| 43/11/30 | 43/12/05 | StrFor1 | sail from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | |
| 43/12/03 | StrFor1 | pick up Cujo survivors | 99 | ||
| 43/12/05 | 43/12/2? | Kure - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/12/25 | 44/01/04 | led escort of troop convoy from Saeki to Truk | 99 | ||
| 44/01/07 | 44/01/18 | escort convoys from Truk to Kwajalein and Ponape and back | 99 | ||
| 44/02/01 | 44/02/04 | DesDiv17 | escort fleet from Truk to Palau - 1st run | 99 | |
| 44/02/04 | 44/02/08 | DesDiv17 | sail from Palau to Truk | 99 | |
| 44/02/10 | 44/02/13 | DesDiv17 | escort fleet from Truk to Palau - 2nd run | 99 | |
| 44/02/16 | 44/02/21 | DesDiv17 | escort fleet from Palau to Lingga Roads | 99 | |
| 44/03/11 | 44/04/01 | escort convoys from Lingga to Palau > Davao | 99 | ||
| 44/03/29 | off Palau depth charged Tunny after damaged Musashi (07-30N, 134-30E) | 99 | |||
| 44/04/08 | 44/04/26 | escort convoys from Davao to Tarakan > Balikpapan > Saipan | 99 | ||
| 44/04/29 | 44/05/19 | escort convoys from Saipan to Balikpapan > Davao > Tawi Tawi | 99 | ||
| 44/06/13 | 44/06/2? | A-Go | ForA/DesRon10/DesDiv17/DF | xPhilip | 86 99 |
| 44/07/14 | 44/07/29 | escort Maja on troop mission from Jokosuka to Okinawa, then sail to Manila > Lingga Roads | 99 | ||
| 44/09/12 | 44/09/19 | DesDiv17 | sail from Lingga Roads to Kure | 99 | |
| 44/09/22 | 44/10/04 | DesDiv17 | escort Fuso and Jamashiro from Kure to Lingga Roads | 99 | |
| 44/10/18 | 44/10/27 | CenFor/DesRon10/DesDiv17/DF | xLeyte | ||
| 44/10/24 | CenFor/DesRon10/DesDiv17/DF | xSibuya | |||
| 44/10/25 | CenFor/DesRon10/DesDiv17/DF | xSamar -damage(TF 38) | |||
| 44/10/27 | 44/10/29 | Coron - refuel, then to Brunei | 99 | ||
| 44/11/09 | 44/11/12 | TA | CF/DesDiv17 | escort fleet from Brunei to Sulu Sea in support Leyte troop convoys | 99 |
| 44/11/15 | 2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv17 | 99 | |||
| 44/11/16 | 44/11/22 | 2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv17/DF | escort 2nd Fleet capital ships from Brunei towards Kure | 99 | |
| 44/11/21 | 2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv17/DF | sunk(Sealion) 65 miles NNW of Keelung, Formosa - no survivors | 99 | ||