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Shimozuki

Shimozuki is documented as an ships within the WAR-CL-000209 roster.

Akizuki classImperial Japanese NavyWorld War IIRepresentative class image
The Japanese destroyer Fuyutsuki anchored in Moji near the end of WW2
Representative class image: The Japanese destroyer Fuyutsuki anchored in Moji near the end of WW2Twitter · Public domainImage source
ClassAkizuki class
NavyImperial Japanese Navy
CountryJapan
Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

Shimozuki is documented as an ships within the WAR-CL-000209 roster.

Service history

Source-recorded disposition: sunk 25.11.1944.

Class context: Akizuki class

The Akizuki class was designed as a specialized anti-aircraft escort for Japanese carrier forces.

Later service and disposition

sunk 25.11.1944.

This ship is recorded as a member of Akizuki class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. AKIZUKI destroyers (1942–1945) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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