Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki

Last updated October 02, 2021

Three destroyers of Japan have borne the name Kikuzuki or Kikutsuki:

Japanese destroyer Kikutsuki (1907), a Kamikaze-class destroyer launched in 1907 and stricken in 1930
Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki (1926), a Mutsuki-class destroyer launched in 1926 and sunk in 1942
JDS Kikuzuki, a Takatsuki-class destroyer launched in 1967 and decommissioned in 2003

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