Japanese destroyer Fuyuzuki
- Japanese destroyer Fuyuzuki
"Fuyuzuki" was a "Akizuki"-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Winter Moon".
On October 12 1944, while escorting the light cruiser (6-7 April 1945). She sank the crippled destroyer with two torpedoes after taking aboard her crew. She was one of the few surviving ships, even though lightly damaged by 127 mm rockets and bombs. Her own losses were 12 dead and 12 injured.
On 20 August 1945, "Fuyuzuki" hit a mine at Moji, Kyūshū, suffering heavy damage to her stern. She surrendered unrepaired and without armament.
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Eiji Sakuma - 5 May 1944 - 25 May 1944
* Cmdr. / Capt. Eiji Sakuma - 25 May 1944 - 1 March 1945 (Promoted to Captain on 15 October 1944.)
* Cmdr. / Capt. Hiroo Yamana - 1 March 1945 - 15 August 1945 (Promoted to Captain on 1 May 1945.)
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/fuyuzu_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Fuyuzuki" history]
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