Japanese destroyer Akizuki
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| Completed: | 11 June 1942 |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 25 October 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 December 1944 |
| 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, up to 51 × 25 mm AA guns, 4 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 72 depth charges |
Akizuki was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Autumn Moon".
In October 1944 Akizuki was part of the Northern Force commanded by Admiral Ozawa Jisaburo, in the Japanese attack on the Allied forces supporting the invasion of Leyte. On 25 October, in the Battle off Cape Engaño, she was sunk, probably by torpedo, ENE of Cape Engaño (), during initial U.S. air attack on Northern Force. Most sources credit the hit to aircraft of Task Force 38, but some give credit to submarine USS Halibut (SS-232).
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| Akizuki-class destroyer |
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Akizuki | Teruzuki | Suzutsuki | Hatsuzuki | Niizuki | Wakatsuki | Shimotsuki | Fuyuzuki | Hanazuki | Yoizuki | Haruzuki | Natsuzuki |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
