IJN · DD
Suzukaze
Photos and infoShiratsuyu-class destroyer. Last in Tanaka's line at Tassafaronga. At Kula Gulf she was in Akiyama's support group with Niizuki and Tanikaze. She and Tanikaze launched the torpedoes that hit Helena. Not pinned to one of them. Shells damaged her lightly and she got away.
| Class | Shiratsuyu class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Fate | Sunk. Lightly damaged at Kula Gulf, 6 July 1943, and not sunk there. Sunk by an American submarine off Pohnpei in January 1944. The submarine has not been identified. |
| Armament (class) | Two twin mounts and one single mount, with two funnels. |
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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.
IJN DD Suzukaze in 1937.jpg. 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 the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · in Tanaka's destroyer squadron with the advance force. Not sunk
Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · last in the line
Battle of Kula Gulf
1943-07-06 · light shell damage; launched torpedoes with Tanikaze
