Mochizuki (ship, 1927)
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![]() Mochizuki on August 17, 1932 |
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Overview | |
Type | destroyer |
Shipyard |
Uraga Dock Company |
Keel laying | March 23, 1926 |
Launch | April 28, 1927 |
period of service |
From 1927 to 1943 |
Commissioning | October 31, 1927 |
Whereabouts | sunk on October 24, 1943 |
Technical specifications | |
See: Mutsuki class |
The Mochizuki ( Japanese 望月 , English "full moon") was a destroyer of the Mutsuki class of the Imperial Japanese Navy .
history
The ship was built by Uraga Dock Co. in Yokosuka and was launched there on April 28, 1927. The commissioning took place on October 31st and in 1928 it was christened Mochizuki , as it had previously only been named with a number (No. 33).
literature
- MJ Whitley: Destroyer in World War II . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-613-01426-2 .