Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki
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| Completed: | 20 December 1942 |
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| Struck: | 20 November 1945 |
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| 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 |
Suzutsuki was a Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Colder Moon".
On 6–7 April 1945, Suzutsuki escorted Yamato from the Inland Sea on her attack mission against the Allied forces fighting on Okinawa. She was heavily damaged by aircraft of Task Force 58, but survived and returned to Sasebo.
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Shizo Akazawa - 10 September 1942 - 20 December 1942
Cmdr. / Capt. Shizuo Akazawa - 20 December 1942 - 10 January 1944 (Promoted to Captain on 1 November 1943.)
Cmdr. Noboru Seo - 10 January 1944 - 16 January 1944 (KIA)
NO CO ASSIGNED - 16 January 1944 - 7 July 1944
Cmdr. Shigetaka Amano - 7 July 1944 - 10 July 1944
Cmdr. / Capt. Nagahide Sugitani - 10 July 1944 - 10 March 1945 (Promoted to Captain on 15 October 1944.)
Cmdr. Toshio Hirayama - 10 March 1945 - 15 August 1945
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