Japanese destroyer Shimotsuki
- Japanese destroyer Shimotsuki
"Shimotsuki" was an "Akizuki"-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "November".
On 25 November 1944, "Shimotsuki" was torpedoed and sunk by USS|Cavalla|SS-244 220 miles (410 km) east-northeast of Singapore (coord|2|21|N|107|20|E |region:ID_scale:3000000 |display=title,inline) with heavy loss of life.
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Kenji Hatano - 5 March 1944 - 31 May 1944
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. / Capt.* Kenji Hatano - 31 March 1944 - 25 November 1944 (KIA; promoted to Commander on 15 October 1944; posthumous promotion to Captain.)
See also
* List of World War II ships
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/akizuk_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Akizuki"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/shimot_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Shimotsuki" history]
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