IJN · DD
Nagatsuki
Photos and infoMutsuki-class destroyer. In the second transport group at Kula Gulf. One shell hit her and she ran aground short of Vila. Satsuki could not pull her off. Aircraft destroyed her later that day.
| Class | Mutsuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Ishikawajima |
| Launched | 1926-10-06 |
| Commissioned | 1927-04-30 |
| Fate | Sunk. Hit at Kula Gulf on 6 July 1943, ran aground, and Allied aircraft destroyed her that day. Not pinned to one ship or one plane. |
| 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.
Shizuo Fukui. Nagatsuki in April 1927, the month she was completed. This is the ship, not a sister. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Kula Gulf
1943-07-06 · hit, ran aground, destroyed by aircraft that day
