Japanese destroyer Niizuki
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 8 December 1941 |
| Launched: | 29 June 1942 |
| Completed: | 31 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 6 July 1943 |
| Struck: | 10 September 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,700 tons standard; 3,700 tons full load |
| Length: | 440 ft 3 in (134.2 meters |
| Beam: | 38 ft 1 in (11.6 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 7 in (4.5 m) |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Complement: | 300 |
| Armament: | 8 × 100 mm / 65 cal DP guns, 15 × 25 mm AA guns, 4 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 72 depth charges |
Niizuki (新月) was a Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "New Moon".
On the night of 4-5 July 1943 Niizuki led a troop transport run to Kolombangara. Thanks to radar, she detected U.S. ships in Kula Gulf, and she, along with Yunagi and Nagatsuki, fired a salvo of torpedoes, which sank USS Strong (DD-467).
On the night of 5–6 July 1943, Niizuki led another troop transport run to Kolombangara. In the Battle of Kula Gulf, she was sunk by gunfire of a U.S. cruiser-destroyer group, five miles east of Kolombangara ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kaneda - 20 February 1943 - 31 March 1943
Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kaneda - 31 March 1943 - 6 July 1943 (KIA)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CombinedFleet.com: Akizuki-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Niizuki history
- CombinedFleet.com: Niizuki's last mission
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