Maritime History

Japanese destroyer Mochizuki (1927)

The Japanese destroyer Mochizuki (望月, ”Full Moon”) was one of twelve Mutsuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War, she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in early 1942.

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See also

• ▸Chinese treasure ship
• ▸Kenilworth Castle
• ▸List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly (19th century)

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