Japanese destroyer Yoizuki

Japanese destroyer Yoizuki

"Yoizuki" was a "Akizuki"-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Moon Visible as Day Joins Evening". She was commissioned too late to see action in World War II.

In March, 1946, "Yoizuki" was used to transport over 1,000 Formosans, Filipinos and Japanese prisoners of war from Sydney, Australia. The conditions aboard ship and the obvious distress of the repatriates prompted controversy in Australia.

On 29 August 1947, "Yoizuki" was turned over to the Republic of China. Renamed CNS "Fen Yang", she was scrapped in 1963.

Commanding Officers

* Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Kotarou Nakao - 5 December 1944 - 31 January 1945
* Cmdr. Kotarou Nakao - 31 January 1945 - 10 February 1945
* Cmdr. Masaomi Araki - 10 February 1945 - 15 August 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/yoizuk_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Yoizuki" history]


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