IJN · DD
SunkMutsuki-class destroyer. She was in the Wake Island operation in December 1941, the Solomons in 1942 and 1943, the Battle of Cape St. George and the Philippine Sea. PT boats sank her on 12 December 1944 off Ormoc.
| Class | Mutsuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Ishikawajima, Tokyo |
| Launched | 1925-10-15 |
| Commissioned | 1926-09-14 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed by the PT boats PT-490 and PT-492 on 12 December 1944 northeast of Cebu, escorting a troop convoy from Manila to Ormoc. She blew up and sank with 170 of her crew, including her commanding officer; 59 survived. |
| Armament (class) | Four single guns and two funnels. All of them were lost. |
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.
Uzuki, photographed in August 1926. Photo from the Kure Maritime Museum's destroyer album (Todaka, ed.). Wikimedia Commons File:Uzuki.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Battle of Wake Island
1941-12-11 · with Destroyer Squadron 23, in the Wake Island operation; not sunk
Battle of Cape St. George
1943-11-25 · engaged American destroyers during the Buka evacuation on 24 and 25 November 1943; no damage
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · with the Second Supply Force; sank the crippled oiler Genyo Maru on 20 June 1944
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