Niizuki (新月, "New Moon") was an Akizuki-class destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Completed in early 1943, she was...
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salvo of 14 torpedoes fired by a group of four Japanese destroyers, led by Niizuki, traveled a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km), and is believed to be...
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where she wrecked the destroyer Nagatsuki and helped to sink the destroyer Niizuki, and the Battle of Kolombangara where she helped to sink the light cruiser...
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Kortenaer. Shortly before the battle of Kula Gulf, July 5 1943, the destroyer Niizuki launched a torpedo that hit and sank the destroyer USS Strong. Sources...
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targeted the leading destroyer—Niizuki—with her main battery while her 5-inch guns engaged the following vessel. Niizuki also received heavy fire from...
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(in German). Frankfurt am Main: Bernard Graefe Verlag für Wehrwesen. "Niizuki". www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023. "Aviation Machinists Mate...
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engaging a superior force with his ships loaded with soldiers and supplies. Niizuki, the only radar-equipped destroyer, directed the aim of all three vessels...
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Koizumi (小泉村), Mitake (御嶽村), Oya (大谷村), Hashigami (階上村), Matsuiwa (松岩村), Niizuki (新月村), Shishiori (鹿折), Karakura (唐桑村), Oshima (大島村)). October 31, 1894:...
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After the battle she attempted to rescue the survivors of the destroyer Niizuki, but was driven off by the American destroyers USS Nicholas and Radford...
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