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		Akizuki, sister ship of Shimotsuki		   
			
				
					| Name | 
					霜月 Shimotsuki  | 
				 
				
					| Ship Type | 
					Destroyer | 
				 
				
					| Launched/Completed | 
					Launched April 7, 1943 | 
				 
				
					| Builder | 
					Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Nagasaki  | 
				 
				
					| Tonnage | 
					2,743 tons  | 
				 
				
					| Owner | 
					Imperial Japanese Navy  | 
				 
				
					| Loss Date | 
					November 25, 1944 | 
				 
				
					| Location | 
					02-21N, 107-20E | 
				 
				
					| Circumstances | 
					Sunk by torpedo | 
				 
				
					| Number of Men Lost | 
					Approximately 250 crew members | 
				 
			 
		
		
		Submarine Information 
		
		  
		    | Name of Submarine | 
		    USS Cavalla (SS-244) | 
		    Patrol Number 3 | 
	       
		  
		    | Commanding Officer | 
		    LCDR Herman J. Kossler | 
		    Attack No. 3177 | 
	       
		   
		Cavalla  Sinkings 
		Sinkings by Selected Submarines 
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