Mochizuki (ship, 1927)

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Mochizuki on August 17, 1932
Mochizuki on August 17, 1932
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 .