Uzuki
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| Uzuki | |
 Uzuki in August 1925 |
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| Overview | |
| Type | destroyer |
| Shipyard |
Ishikawajima Company |
| Keel laying | January 11, 1924 |
| Launch | October 15, 1925 |
| period of service |
from 1926 to 1944 |
| Commissioning | September 14, 1926 |
| Whereabouts | Sank on December 12, 1944 after a torpedo attack |
| Technical specifications | |
| See: Mutsuki class | |
The Uzuki ( Japanese 卯 月 , Eng. "April") was a destroyer of the Mutsuki class of the Imperial Japanese Navy .
history
The ship was built by Ishikawajima Co. in Tokyo and was launched there on January 11, 1924. The commissioning took place on September 14, 1926 and in 1928 it was christened Uzuki , as it was previously only named with a number (No. 25).
literature
- MJ Whitley: Destroyer in World War II . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-613-01426-2 .