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@Revised - Anthony Tully - 2023
5 December 1931:
Laid down at Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Japan.
22 December 1932:
Launched and named NENOHI ("New Year Day")
20 May 1933:
LtCdr (later Captain) Ueda Hironosuke (42) (former CO of NOKAZE) is appointed Chief Equipping Officer.
Lt (Eng.) (later Captain) Sakura Takeshi (Eng. 31) (former Chief Engineer, OKIKAZE) is appointed an Equipping Officer.
5 July 1933:
Lt (later Captain) Okajima Takashi (50) (former Navigator, MOCHIZUKI) is appointed an Equipping Officer.
5 August 1933:
Lt (later Captain) Yoshikawa Shukichi (51) (former Torpedo Officer, ASAKAZE) is appointed an Equipping Officer.
30 September 1933:
Completed and placed in commission.
Initial Command Structure:
Commanding Officer: LtCdr Ueda Hironosuke (42)
Torpedo Officer: Lt Yoshikawa Shukichi (51)
Gunnery Officer: Vacant
Navigator: Lt Okajima Takashi (50)
Chief Engineer: Lt (Eng.) Sakura Takeshi (Eng. 31)
20 June 1934:
Lt (later Cdr) Yano Minoru (51) (former Division Officer, NENOHI) is appointed Gunnery Officer.
Navigator Lt Okajima is appointed Navigator of MAMIYA and leaves the ship. A successor is not immediately appointed.
18 July 1934:
Lt (Captain posthumously) Satomi Goro (52) (former Torpedo Officer, KOMAHASHI) is appointed Navigator.
1 November 1934:
Torpedo Officer Lt Yoshikawa is selected to attend the Naval College and leaves the ship. A successor is not immediately appointed.
Lt (Eng.) (later Captain) Osaki Kozo (Eng. 31) is appointed Chief Engineer. Lt (Eng.) Sakura is appointed a Division Officer of CHOKAI.
15 November 1934:
Assigned to Captain SakanoMinbu (38) (former ComDesDiv 13)’s DesDiv 21, DesRon 1, Third Fleet.
LtCdr Ueda is promoted Cdr.
Lt (later Captain) Koga Yasuji (50) (former Crew, HISHI) is appointed Torpedo Officer.
31 October 1935:
Torpedo Officer Lt Koga is reassigned and leaves the ship. A successor is not immediately appointed.
Lt (j.g.) (later Cdr) Mori Kokichi (57) is appointed Navigator. Lt Satomi is reassigned.
9 November 1935:
LtCdr (later Captain) Nagai Sumitaka (50) (current Staff Gunnery Officer, CruDiv 6) is appointed CO as an additional duty. Cdr Ueda is appointed CO of FUBUKI.
10 November 1945:
LtCdr Nagai assumes full-time command.
15 November 1935:
Captain (later VAdm) Omori Sentaro (41) (former ComDesDiv 16) is appointed ComDesDiv 21. Captain Sakano is appointed ComDesDiv 7.
Lt (later Captain) Kuroki Teruo (52) (former Torpedo Officer, MINEKAZE) is appointed Torpedo Officer.
Navigator Lt (j.g.) Mori is promoted Lt.
Lt (Eng.) (later Captain) Sakuma Takeshi (Eng. 32) (former Chief Engineer, HATAKAZE) is appointed Chief Engineer. Lt (Eng.) Osaki is promoted LtCdr (Eng.) and reassigned.
1 June 1936:
Lt (j.g.) (Cdr posthumously) Saeki Takuo (59) is appointed Navigator. Lt Mori is appointed Gunnery Officer of YUNAGI.
2 November 1936:
LtCdr (Captain posthumously) MaruyasuKaneto (47) (current CO of HATSUHARU) is appointed CO as an additional duty. LtCdr Nagai is reassigned.
Lt (Eng.) (Cdr (Eng.) posthumously) Watanabe Masami (Eng. 33) (former Chief Engineer, HOZU) is appointed Chief Engineer. Lt (Eng.) Sakuma is reassigned.
10 November 1936:
Gunnery Officer Lt Yano is appointed Gunnery Officer of TATSUTA and leaves the ship. A successor is not immediately appointed.
1 December 1936:
Cdr (later VAdm) Kimura Masatomi (41) (former ComDesDiv 16) is appointed ComDesDiv 21. Captain Omori is reassigned.
LtCdr (later Captain) Okamoto Jiro (50) (former Torpedo Officer, AMAGIRI) is appointed CO. LtCdr Maruyasu is promoted Cdr and reassigned.
Lt (Cdr posthumously)Sakawa Michio (54) (former Torpedo Officer, MOCHIZUKI) is appointed Torpedo Officer. Lt Kuroki is selected to attend the Naval College.
Lt (later Admiral, JMSDF) MikamiSakuo (56) (former Gunnery Officer, MUTSUKI) is appointed Gunnery Officer.
Lt (later VAdm, JMSDF) Kuratomi Kazuma (56) (former Navigator, AMAGIRI) is appointed Navigator. Lt (j.g.) Saeki is appointed Navigator of MATSUKAZE.
Chief Engineer Lt (Eng.) Watanabe is promoted LtCdr (Eng.).
25 May 1937:
Lt (Cdr posthumously) Yamaguchi Tokio (57) (former Navigator, SHIOKAZE) is appointed Navigator. Lt Kuratomi is reassigned.
1 December 1937:
Cdr (later Captain) Ueda Hironosuke (42) (former ComDesDiv 13) is appointed ComDesDiv 21, with additional duty as ComDesDiv 28. Cdr Kimura is promoted Captain and appointed ComDesDiv 8.
LtCdr (later Captain) ShintaniKiichi (50) (former CO of MUTSUKI) is appointed CO. LtCdr Okamoto is appointed Torpedo Officer of MAYA.
Torpedo Officer Lt Sakawa and Gunnery Officer Lt Mikamiare reassigned, while Navigator Lt Yamaguchi is appointed Navigator of SHIRAKUMO. All three officers leave the ship. Successorsare not immediately appointed.
Special Duty LtCdr (Eng.) Sato Iwao is appointed Chief Engineer. LtCdr (Eng.) Watanabe is reassigned.
28 January 1938:
Special Duty LtCdr (Eng.) Ezaki Komakichi is appointed Chief Engineer. LtCdr (Eng.) Sato is reassigned.
10 February 1938:
ComDesDiv 21 Cdr Ueda assumes full-time command of DesDiv 21.
15 March 1938:
Chief Engineer LtCdr (Eng.) Ezaki is appointed Chief Engineer of HATSUHARU as an additional duty.
5 August 1938:
Cdr (later RAdm) NishiokaShigeyasu (40) (current ComDesDiv 28) is appointed ComDesDiv 21 as an additional duty. Cdr Ueda is appointed CO of 3rd Specially Established Minesweeper Division.
20 October 1938:
Captain (RAdm posthumously) Ihara Mikio (40) (former ComDesDiv 22) is appointed ComDesDiv 21. In a change-of-post swap, CdrNishioka is appointed ComDesDiv 22.
28 October 1938:
ComDesDiv 21 Captain Ihara is appointed ComDesDiv 28 as an additional duty.
15 November 1938:
Lt (later LtCdr) Onishi Yoshiharu (61) (former Crew, NACHI) is appointed Navigator.
LtCdr (Eng.) (later Captain) Uno Shigesaburo (Eng. 32) (former Chief Engineer, HATAKAZE) is appointed Chief Engineer. LtCdr (Eng.) Ezaki is reassigned.
1 December 1938:
Lt (Cdr posthumously) Nishiyama Shiro (59) (former Division Officer, KIRISHIMA) is appointed Gunnery Officer.
5 December 1938:
ComDesDiv 21 Captain Ihara resumes full-time command of DesDiv 21.
15 December 1938:
Cdr (VAdm posthumously) Shimazaki Toshio (44) (former ComDesDiv 16) is appointed ComDesDiv 21. Captain Ihara is appointed CO of Ominato Defense Corps, with additional duty as Manager of Ominato Harbor.
Lt (later Cdr) Koyo Keiji (57) (former Torpedo Officer, MUTSUKI) is appointed Torpedo Officer.
10 October 1939:
LtCdr (Captain posthumously) Sugioka Koushishi (49) (current CO of MUTSUKI) is appointed CO as an additional duty. LtCdr Shintani is appointed CO of USUGUMO.
15 October 1939:
Torpedo Officer Lt Koyo is reassigned and leaves the ship. A successor is not immediately appointed.
Lt (later Cdr) Ogawa Satoshi (58) (former Navigator, AKIKAZE) is appointed Gunnery Officer. Lt
Nishiyama is reassigned.
Lt (Eng.) (LtCdr posthumously) Mizoguchi Susumu (Eng. 42) (former Crew, MUTSU) is appointed Chief Engineer. LtCdr (Eng.) Uno is appointed an Equipping Officer of KUROSHIO.
1 November 1939:
LtCdr Sugioka assumes full-time command.
15 November 1939:
Cdr (RAdm posthumously) Abe Toshio (44) (former Staff, 1st Base Force) is appointed ComDesDiv 21. CdrShimazaki is promoted Captain and reassigned.
1 April 1940:
Lt (Eng.) (later Cdr) Hasebe Jiro (Eng. 38) is appointed Chief Engineer. Lt (Eng.) Mizoguchi is reassigned.
10 July 1940:
LtCdr (Captain posthumously) Matsumoto Sakuji (53) (former Torpedo Officer, SENDAI) is appointed CO. LtCdr Sugioka is reassigned.
15 November 1940:
ComDesDiv 21 Cdr Abe is promoted Captain.
LtCdr (Captain posthumously) ChihogiTomiji (52) (former CO of KARUKAYA) is appointed CO. LtCdr Matsumoto is appointed to the Staff of China Area Fleet.
Lt (j.g.) (later LtCdr) Ueno Yasube (64) (former Navigator, MINEKAZE) is appointed Torpedo Officer.
Lt (j.g.) (later Lt) Kuzuhara Satoshi (66) (former Crew, FURUTAKA) is appointed Navigator. Lt Onishi is reassigned.
Special Duty Lt (Eng.) (LtCdr posthumously) Muto Iwakichi is appointed Chief Engineer. Lt (Eng.) Hasebe is promoted LtCdr (Eng.) and reassigned.
15 May 1941:
Torpedo Officer Lt (j.g.) Ueno is promoted Lt.
20 August 1941:
Torpedo Officer Lt Ueno is appointed Navigator of WAKABA and leaves the ship. A successor is not immediately appointed.
25 August 1941:
Lt (later VAdm, JMSDF) Uchida Yasushi (64) (former Torpedo Officer, KAWAKAZE) is appointed Torpedo Officer.
Navigator Lt (j.g.) Kuzuhara is appointed Torpedo Officer of KAWAKAZE and leaves the ship. A successor is not immediately appointed.
1 September 1941:
Cdr (RAdm posthumously) Shimizu Toshio (46) (former ComDesDiv 29) is appointed ComDesDiv 21 (WAKABA, HATSUHARU, NENOHI, HATSUSHIMO). Captain Abe is appointed ComDesDiv 8.
10 September 1941:
Lt (LtCdr posthumously) Matsuura Hideto (62) (former Gunnery Officer, HARUKAZE) is appointed Gunnery Officer. Lt Ogawa is reassigned.
15 October 1941:
Lt (j.g.) (Lt posthumously) AkuneMatao (67) (former Crew, NENOHI) is appointed Navigator.
Initial Wartime Organization:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Chihagi Tomiji [52]. Assigned to Desdiv 21 (WAKABA, HATSUHARU, NENOHI, HATSUSHIMO), Desron 1, First Fleet.
December 1941:
Desdiv 21 remained in Japanese home waters, guarding battleships and conducting antisubmarine patrols.
18-23 December:
Desdiv 21 departed Tokuyama to meet returning Pearl Harbor Striking Force, then escorted it into Hashirijima.
14-22 January 1942:
Desdiv 21 escorted tanker convoy from Tokuyama to Davao.
24 January:
Desdiv 21 with Kendari invasion force.
25-29 January:
Assisted HATSUHARU (damaged in collision with NAGARA) and escorted to Davao.
8 February:
Desdiv 21 (minus HATSUHARU) with Makassar invasion force.
18 February:
Desdiv 21 (minus HATSUHARU) with Bali/Lombok invasion force.
28 February-1 March:
In Bali Strait, Desdiv 21 engaged but failed to intercept four U.S. destroyers escaping from the Java Sea.
16-25 March:
Desdiv 21 steamed from Makassar to Sasebo, then docked for maintenance.
1 April 1942:
Lt (j.g.) (LtCdr posthumously) Nishimura Masanao (66) (current Torpedo Officer, MIKAZUKI) is appointed Torpedo Officer as an additional duty. Lt Uchida is reassigned.
20 April:
Lieutenant Commander Chihagi (later C.O. TAMANAMI) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Terauchi Saburo [52] (prev. C.O. MOCHIZUKI).
1 May 1942:
ComDesDiv 21 Cdr Shimizu is promoted Captain. Torpedo Officer Lt (j.g.) Nishimura is promoted Lt.
10 May 1942:
Lt (j.g.) (Lt posthumously) Miyoshi Shintaro (68) (former Crew, NENOHI) is appointed Torpedo Officer. Lt Nishimura assumes full-time duty aboard MIKAZUKI.
29 May:
With ABUKUMA, Desdiv 21 departed Ominato, escorting Adak-Attu Attack Force in Aleutians operations. Attu occupied on 7 June; Adak occupation cancelled.
7-10 June:
Patrolled in Attu-area.
15 June:
With ABUKUMA and WAKABA, scouted Amchitka Island for possible airfield sites.
21 June:
1050: While refueling from FUJISAN MARU off Attu NENOHI detected a submarine 800 meters astern. She cast off at once and backing down fiercely depth-charged it. It was "strongly" believed it was sunk.
22 June:
0145: Departed Chichagof Bay.
0720: Arrived at McDonald Cove. Hereafter made patrols outside that bay.
Combined with FUJISAN MARU.
25 June:
Fifth Fleet Headquarters found NENOHI's report on a submarine sinking interesting given what charts showed was the possible depth of water at those coordinates. They ordered NENOHI to return to survey and chart the depth of that area in hopes of locating the sunken submarine and recovering secret documents and coding materials. At the same it would patrol the place to keep any enemy efforts away. This would be maintained until 3 July.
3 July:
No sunken submarine had been found and NENOHI was released and order to proceed to McDonald Cove to rendezvous with seaplane unit KAMIKAWA MARU.
4 July:
Sunk:
- 1240 Hit by one torpedo starboard amidships from a submarine [ USS TRITON (SS-201) had fired two] while out to escort seaplane carrier KAMIKAWA MARU southeast of Attu, near Agattu Island (52-15 N, 173-51 E). With machinery rooms flooding massively and back nearly broken, capsized (to port actually) two minutes after being hit and sank in five. About a 100 or so men including Commanding Officer Terauchi walked down the starboard side of the capsizing destroyer. This was watched by the enemy submarine barely 1,000 yards away, but it did not molest them. However the waters were deadly cold. The hapless men gave `Three Banzais' as their ship sank but couldn't last long. Only those that managed to get into a boat that was floated away as NENOHI went down survived. Once again the US Navy submarine did no harm to the boat. Simply watched its occupants attempt to move toward Agattu Island -- miles away. This reprieve proved fortunate for the NENOHI remnant for help actually was on the way.
6 July:
- 1417 Destroyer INAZUMA arrived off Agattu Island in heavy fog. She had set out that morning by order of KAMIKAWA MARU which had lost contact with NENOHI after 1220 5 July and was suspicious. The survivors were discovered on the island and a boat was sent to fetch them aboard.
- 1430 Rescue completed. The survivors that had reached the island in the small boat were one petty officer and 35 men. (Upon receiving word of this discovery a fuller search was ordered at 1920 but no more were found) In the end there had been 188 killed or perished in the cold seas, including including DesDiv 21 Paymaster Lt (j.g.)/P (Lt/P posthumously) TsuchihashiKojiro (1941), LtCdr (Cdr posthumously) Terauchi, Torpedo Officer Lt (j.g.) (Lt posthumously) Miyoshi, Gunnery Officer Lt (LtCdr posthumously) Matsuura, Navigator Lt (j.g.) (Lt posthumously) Akune, and Chief Engineer Lt (Eng.) (LtCdr (Eng.) posthumously) Muto; 38 survivors rescued by INAZUMA. [1]
31 July 1942:
Removed from Navy List.
Acknowledgements: Special thanks to Anthony Tully, Bill Somerville, and Matthew Jones for contributing to this TROM.
