© 1998 Allyn D. Nevitt

IJN Nara: Tabular Record of Movement


Name Translation: "Oak"

26 November 1944:
Completed at Osaka; assigned same date to Desron 11, Combined Fleet, for training. Ship's captain: Lieutenant (s.g.) Honda Toshiharu [64].

15 March 1945:

Assigned to Desdiv 53 (SAKURA, NARA, TSUBAKI, YANAGI, TACHIBANA, KEYAKI), Desron 11, Combined Fleet.

1-20 April:

Desron 11 reassigned to Second Fleet, then back to Combined Fleet.

30 June:
Heavy damage:
struck contact mine six miles west-southwest of Shimonoseki; left dead in the water.

15 July:

Desdiv 53 deactivated; NARA disarmed and towed to Moji; surrendered there at end of war. Lieutenant Honda assigned added duty as C.O. NIRE.

24 July:
Lieutenant Honda assigned further added duty as C.O. TSUBAKI.

30 November 1945:

Removed from Navy List.

July 1948:

Broken up at Shimonoseki.


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