file created: 12/07/02 01:06:22 , last update: 05/28/00
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DD Usugumo
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fubuki 1926/10/21
Ishikawajima Tokio
1927/12/26 1928/07/26 1944/07/07
sunk
Namesake: "Thin Misty Clouds" ("øídké mlhavé mraky")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/02/16 42/07/20   1stFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv12 under repairs at Maizuru   99 
42/07/20     5thFlt     99 
42/08/05 42/08/06     sail from Maizuru to Ominato   99 
42/08/06 42/08/29     Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
42/08/29 42/09/18     escort convoys from Ominato to Paramushiro > Shimushu and back   99 
42/10/14 42/10/15     escort Kimikawa Maru from Ominato to Jokosuka   99 
42/10/21 42/11/13     escort Kimikawa Maru from Jokosuka to Kiska > Paramushiro   99 
42/12/06 42/12/09     transport run from Paramushiro to Attu   99 
43/01/28 43/01/31     transport run from Paramushiro to Attu   99 
43/02/10 43/02/26     Kure - overhaul   99 
43/02/26 43/02/28     sail from Kure to Ominato   99 
43/02/28       Ominato - Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
43/03/23 43/03/28   TranGrp2 xKomand   89  99  10
43/04/01     5thFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv9     99 
43/04/02       transport run from Paramushiru to Attu - aborted due to weather   99 
43/04/08       transport run from Paramushiru to Attu - aborted due to weather   99 
43/04/12 43/05/15     departed Ominato to join Maja, then sail to Paramushiro   99 
43/04/16 43/04/30     Ominato - repairs   99 
43/07/07 43/07/27     Kiska evacuation - 1st run   99 
43/07/22 43/08/01     Kiska evacuation - 2nd run   99 
43/11/20 43/11/23     escort Naci from Ominato to Kure   99 
43/11/23 44/01???     Kure - overhaul   99 
44/01       Inland Sea - training duty   99 
44/02/07 44/02/09     escort Naci from Tokujama to Ominato   99 
44/02/09 44/05/2?     Ominato - Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
44/03/31     DesRon1/DesDiv18 DesDiv9 redesignated DesDiv18   99 
44/05/30 44/06/08     Ominato - overhaul   99 
44/06/13 44/06/30     escort convoys from Ominato to Otaru > Jokosuka and back   99 
44/07/02 44/07/07     escort convoy from Otaru towards Kuriles   99 
44/07/08       sunk(Skate) 220 nm WSW of Paramushiro (47-43N, 147-55E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 47°43´N,147°55´E; 1944/09/10 struck from Navy List
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