IJN · DD
Mutsuki
Photos and infoMutsuki-class destroyer, and flagship of Destroyer Division 30. She was in the Wake bombardment on 11 December 1941 and in the landing force on 23 December. Her record does not list a hit there. Army B-17s sank her on 25 August 1942 while she was standing by Kinryu Maru. Not credited to one plane.
| Class | Mutsuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Fate | Sunk. With the Wake attack force in December 1941. Not sunk there. Sunk by Army B-17s on 25 August 1942 while assisting the bombed Kinryu Maru, about 40 miles northeast of Santa Isabel. Not credited to one plane. Forty-one men were killed. |
| Armament (class) | Four single guns and two funnels. All of them were lost. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Mutsuki, with the name on the hull and the fleet number 30 on the bow. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Wake Island
1941-12-11 · in the bombardment; not recorded as hit
