file created: 12/07/02 01:06:41 , last update: 07/26/00
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DD Wakaba
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Hacuharu 1931/12/12
Sasebo Kaigun Kosho
1934/03/18 1934/10/31 1944/10/24
sunk
Namesake: "Fresh Verdure" ("čerstvá zeleň") - Young leaf or leaves (mladý list či listy)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv21     99 
41/12     MainFor/DesRon1/DesDiv21 home waters - guard BBs, ASW patrols   99 
42/01/09 42/01/11     sail from Sasebo to Ominato   99 
42/01/11 42/03/31     Northern Area - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/01/14 42/01/22   DesRon1/DesDiv21 escort AO convoy from Tokujama to Davao   99 
42/01/24     ECovFor/DesRon1/DesDiv21 land Kendari   99 
42/02/08     ECovFor/DesRon1/DesDiv21 land Makassar   99 
42/02/18     ECovFor/DesRon1/DesDiv21 land Bali and Lombok   99 
42/02/28 42/03/01   ECovFor/DesRon1/DesDiv21 sinking/share(Hacushimo) Dutch merchant, try to hold US DDs escaping Java Sea   99 
42/03/16 42/03/25     sail from Makassar to Sasebo   99 
42/03/25 42/05/2?     Sasebo - reapairs   99 
42/05/29 42/06/1? MI D3/AleFor/AttuLandFor/DesDiv21 xMidway   74  99 
42/06/15     D3/AleFor/AttuLandFor/DesDiv21 scout Amcitka for possible airfields   99 
42/07/01 42/07/10     Kiska - patrol duty   99 
42/07/18 42/08/08     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
42/08/08 42/08/12     sail from Jokosuka to Paramushiro   99 
42/08/12 42/12     Northern Area - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/09/03 42/09/12     transport run from Paramushiru to Attu and Kiska   99 
42/09/30 42/10/03     transport run from Shimushu to Kiska   99 
42/10/12 42/10/16     transport run from Shimushu to Kiska   99 
42/10/27 42/10/30     transport run from Paramushiru to Attu   99 
42/11/07 42/11/10     transport run from Shimushu to Kiska   99 
42/11/23 42/11/25     transport run from Shimushu to Attu   99 
42/11/30 42/12/03     troop transport run from Paramushiru to Kiska   99 
42/12/12 43/01/09     Sasebo - repairs   99 
43/02/13 43/02/22     transport run from Paramushiru to Kiska and back   99 
43/03/23 43/03/28   DesDiv21 xKomand   89 
43/03/30       Paramushiro - damaged by collision with Ikazuci   99 
43/03/31 43/04/03     escort Naci and Maja from Paramushiru to Jokosuka   99 
43/04/01     5thFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv21     99 
43/04/03 43/04/23     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
43/04/2? 43/09     Northern Area - patrol/escort duty   99 
43/07/07 43/07/17 KE Screen/DesDiv21 Kiska evacuation   99 
43/07/21 43/07/26 KE Screen/DesDiv21 Kiska evacuation  
43/07/26   KE Screen/DesDiv21 disable(crash with frigate Kunashiri) > sent back to Paramushiru   71 
43/09/09 43/10/16     Sasebo - repairs   99 
43/10/16 43/11/13     Northern Area - patrol/escort duty   99 
43/11/13 43/11/24     Kure   99 
43/11/24 43/12/03     escort Hijo from Kure to Manila > Singapore   99 
43/12/10 43/12/22     escort Hijo from Singapore to Tarakan > Palau > Truk   99 
43/12/21 44/01/09     escort Zuiho and Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
44/01/01     CFHQ/DesDiv21     99 
44/01/18 44/01/23     escort Zuiho and Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka, after Unjo disabled stay with Zuiho to Jokosuka   99 
44/01/29 44/02/16     escort Zuiho and Cijoda from Jokosuka to Truk and back   99 
44/02/27 44/02/29     sail from Sasebo to Ominato   99 
44/02/29 44/06     Northern Area - patrol/escort duty   99 
44/06/24 44/06/28     Jokosuka   99 
44/06/28 44/06/30     transport run from Jokosuka to Iwojima   99 
44/07/10 44/07/14     transport run from Jokosuka to Iwojima   99 
44/08/12 44/08/13     escort Jamashiro and Unjo from Jokosuka to Kure   99 
44/08/16 44/09/21     escort convoys from Kure to Formosa > Luzon and back   99 
44/10/14 44/10/21     escort Naci and Ashigara from Kure to Amami-Oshima > Mako, then sail to Takeo, Formosa   99 
44/10/21 44/10/23     aircrew transport run from Takeo, Formosa to Manila, then sail to join StrFor2   99 
44/10/24       sunk(Franklin) W of Panay Is. (11-50N, 121-25E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 11°50´N,121°25´E; 1944/12/10 struck from Navy List
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