Japanese destroyer Inazuma
- Japanese destroyer Inazuma
"Inazuma" was a sclass|Akatsuki|destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 14 May 1944, while escorting a tanker convoy from Manila to Balikpapan, "Inazuma" was torpedoed and sunk by USS|Bonefish|SS-223 in the Celebes Sea near Tawitawi (coord|05|08|N|119|38|E).
Commanding officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Shiro Hiratsuka - 1 March 1932—15 November 1932
* Cmdr. Shiro Hiratsuka - 15 November 1932—1 November 1934
* Lt. Cmdr. Ko-saku Aruga - 1 November 1934—15 October 1935
* Cmdr. Shiro Shibuya - 15 October 1935—1 December 1936
* Lt. Cmdr. Yusuke Yamada - 1 December 1936—1 December 1937
* Cmdr. Yoshito Miyasaka - 1 December 1937—1 November 1938
* Lt. Cmdr. Bunji Furukawa - 1 November 1938—25 January 1939 (promoted to Commander 15 November 1938)
* Lt. Cmdr. Motoi Katsumi - 25 January 1939—15 October 1940
* Lt. Cmdr. Hajime Takeuchi - 15 October 1940—6 November 1942 (promoted to Commander 1 November 1942)
* Lt. Cmdr. Masamichi Terauchi - 6 November 1942—20 November 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. Teizo Tokiwa - 20 November 1943—14 May 1944 (killed in action)
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
* List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World War II
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/akatsu_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Kagero"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/inazum_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Inazuma" history]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/akatsuki-dd.htm Akatsuki Class Destroyers]
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