file created: 12/07/02 01:06:19 , last update: 05/12/00
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DD Uranami
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fubuki 1927/04/28
Sasebo Kaigun Kosho
1928/11/29 1929/06/30 1944/10/26
sunk
Namesake: "Waves in a Bay" ("vlny v zálivu"), "Bay Wave" ("zálivová vlna")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv19     99 
41/12/04 41/12/22 E SoExpFor/MalGrp/SupGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19     99 
41/12/19   E SoExpFor/MalGrp/SupGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19 sinking O-20 in Siam Bay, rescued 32 survivors   99 
42/01 42/02     escort CruDiv7 in Malaya and Anambas Is. landing   99 
42/02/10 42/02/1? L WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Bangka/Palembang   99 
42/02/2? 42/03/0?   WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Java Sea   99 
42/03/09 42/03/14   WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land N Sumatra   99 
42/03/21 42/03/26   WCovFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 land Andaman Is.   99 
42/03/26 42/04/13 C   Port Blair - patrol/escurt duty   99 
42/04/13 42/04/22   DesRon3/DesDiv19 sail from Singapore to Cam Ranh Bay > Kure   99 
42/04/22 42/05/??     Kure - overhaul   99 
42/05/29 42/06/1?   A3/MainFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 xMidway   99 
42/06/09     A3/MainFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 damaged by collision with Isonami - best speed 24 knots   99 
42/06/22 42/07/02     Kure - repairs   99 
42/07/14 42/07/23     escort armed merchant cruiser Kijozumi Maru Kure > Formosa > Singapore   99 
42/07/28 42/07/31     sail from Singapore to Mergui   99 
42/08/08 42/08/21     escort AO Nippon Maru, Kjokuto Maru from Mergui to Makassar > Tarakan   99 
42/08/23 42/08/29 KI SupCovFor xEasSol   99 
42/08/29 42/08/30     Rabaul   99 
42/08/30 42/09/01     escort Sendai from Rabaul to Shortland   99 
42/09/01       troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/04     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19/F led troop transport and attack mission to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/06     /F led attack mission to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/08     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 attack mission to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/11     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19/F led troop transport run to Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/12 42/09/13   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19/F led Guadalcanal bombardement in support of MajGen Kawaguci's offensive   99 
42/09/14 42/09/15   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/18     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 attack mission to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/21     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19/F led troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/03 42/10/04   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19/F led troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/06 42/10/07   TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19/F led troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/09     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19/F led troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/12       joined SupGrp after x Cape Esperance - assist Asagumo, Shirajuki   99 
42/10/17     TokioEx/DesRon3/DesDiv19 troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/19       led transport run to Guadalcanal - damaged by planes - (VS-71, VMSB-141, VB-6) 1 KIA, 4 WIA   99  85 
42/10/2? 42/10/2?     xSCruz - on alert in Shortland area   99 
42/11/02     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19 led troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/05     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesRon3/DesDiv19/SF led troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/11/06 42/11/09     escort Sendai from Shortland to Truk   99 
42/11/12 42/11/14   SupFor/DesRon3/DesDiv19 xGuada1   99 
42/11/14 42/11/15   EmBombFor/SweepUnit/DesRon3/DesDiv19 xGuada2   99 
43/01/14 43/02/12     escort Cujo from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
43/02/13 43/02/17     escort convoy from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/02/21 43/02/24     led troop transport run from Rabaul to Madang and back   99 
43/02/25     SWAreaFlt/SurfCortDiv1/DesDiv19     99 
43/02/28 43/03/03   SurfCortDiv1/DesDiv19 xBismar - rescued survivors of sunken ships, then carry them to Rabaul   99 
43/03/07 43/03/10     troop transport run from Rabaul to Kolombangara via Shortland   99 
43/03/11 43/03/19     sail from Rabaul to Palau > Balikpapan > Surabaya   99 
43/03/22 43/03/30     escort convoy from Surabaya to Sorong   99 
43/04/02       disabled (reefs) near Makassar   99 
43/04/15     SWAreaFlt/DesDiv19     99 
43/04/26 43/08/13     Surabaya - repairs   99 
43/09 43/11     SW Area patrol/escort duty   99 
43/09/20     SWAreaFlt/CruDiv16/DesDiv19     99 
43/11/25 43/12/11     escort convoys from Singapore to Manila and back   99 
43/12/25 44/01/03     Singapore - overhaul   99 
44/01/03 44/01/11     troop transport run (with Kuma) from Singapore to Mergui > Penang   99 
44/01/11 44/01/16     rescued Kuma survivors, then via Penang to Singapore   99 
44/01/30 44/01/31     assist Kinu towing Kitakami off Singapore   99 
44/02/12 44/02/25     Singapore - overhaul   99 
44/02/27 44/03/25        
44/02/27 44/03/06 SA-1 SEFlt escort Aoba, Tone, Cikuma to Indian Ocean   99 
44/03/06 44/03/14     Bangka - await cruisers return   99 
44/03/14 44/03/25 SA-1 SEFlt escort Aoba, Tone, Cikuma from Batavia to Singapore   99 
44/04/02 44/04/08     escort Kinu from Singapore to Balikapan > Davao   99 
44/04/26 44/05/01     troop transport run (+Kinu) Palau > Tokobe Is, then to Davao > Tarakan   99 
44/05/05 44/05/29     escort AO convoys from Tarakan to Balikapan > Tawi Tawi > Palau   99 
44/05/29 44/06/04 KON TranGrp attempt to reinforce Biak   86 
44/06/07 44/06/08 KON2 TranGrp 2nd Biak Reinforce - attacked by planes, fight with TF 75   86  99 
44/06/10 44/07/02 KON3 TranGrp 3rd Biak Reinforce   86  99 
44/07/06 44/07/29     Singapore - docked for maintenance   99 
44/08/07 44/08/11     transport run (with Kinu) from Singapore to Brunei > Manila   99 
44/08/15 44/08/16     transport run from Manila to Cebu   99 
44/08/19 44/08/21     out off Cebu to assist torpedoed Natori - unable to locate   99 
44/08/24 44/08/27     sail from Cebu to Singapore   99 
44/08/27 44/10     Singapore - patrol/escort duty   99 
44/10/21 44/10/23   TranGrp escort Aoba and Kinu from Lingga to Manila   99 
44/10/24     TranGrp xLeyte  
44/10/24     TranGrp Manila Bay - damaged (near misses, strafing) n air raid - 4 KIA, 9 WIA   99 
44/10/24 44/10/26 TA-1 Screen Ormoc Bay reinforcement   86  99 
44/10/26   TA-1 Screen sunk(77.4.2) in Jintotolo Chan. betw. Masbate & Panay 11-50N,123-00E   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 11°50´N,123°E; 1944/12/10 struck from Navy List
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