Japanese destroyer Hatsuzuki

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The Japanese destroyer Hatsuzuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Akizuki-class anti-aircraft destroyer that was sunk during World War II while defending the carrier force in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Akizuki-class destroyer
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
destroyer
warship
armamentType anti-aircraft guns
naval guns
builtFor Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
class Akizuki class NERFINISHED
conflict Pacific War
World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
designatedAs anti-aircraft destroyer
era World War II
surface form: World War II era
fate sunk in action
hasShipClass Akizuki-class destroyer NERFINISHED
hasShipType destroyer
historicalPeriod World War II
surface form: Second World War
namedAfter Hatsuzuki (moon-related name in Japanese naming tradition)
navalFleet Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
navy Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
partOf Akizuki-class destroyers NERFINISHED
purpose anti-aircraft destroyer
role air-defense destroyer
carrier escort
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
sunkDuring Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
sunkWhile defending Japanese carrier force
theater Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
usedFor escort duties
fleet air defense

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Battle of Cape Engaño shipSunk Japanese destroyer Hatsuzuki