HIJMS Mutsu

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Ship	HIJMS Mutsu


Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Ship
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Ship Class Image
Ship Class	HIJMS Nagato
Ship Type	Battleship
Ship Attribute	Retained By 1922 Treaty
Involved In Activity	1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands
as	N
Summary	Support force
Command Unit Involvement	IJN 11th Seaplane Division
Command Unit Involvement	HIJMS Chitose \| HIJMS Natsugumo
	HIJMS Murasame
	HIJMS Harusame
	HIJMS Samidare
Details	Aim: To destroy Allied ships in the vicinity of the Solomon Islands before destroying US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal. To prevent American attacks on a troop convoy to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Posting Year	0.79yr
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Posting Year	0.79yr
Posting Duration Year	1.06yr
Postings	5

Units
	Operated By Country
	Japan

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Laid Down YMD	Launch YMD	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	On Slip	Fitting Out	Total Building	Life Year
	Yokosuka Dockyard	1918 Jun 01	1920 May 31	1921 Oct 24	1943 Jun 08	730day	511day	1 241day	21.62yr

Ships
	Retained By Limitation
	1922 Washington, Capital Ship - Japan

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: End YMD	3) 1: Assign To Unit	4) 3: Covered By Assignment	5) 4: Assign To Unit
1921-Oct-24 - IJN 1st Battleship Division	1942 Jul 14	IJN 1st Battleship Division	1941_Nov_01 - IJN Combined Fleet	IJN Combined Fleet
			1944 Feb 25 - IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet
			1945 Jan 01 - IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet
1942-Jul-14 - IJN 2nd Battleship Division	1943 Jun 08	IJN 2nd Battleship Division	1941 Sep 25 - IJN 1st Fleet	IJN 1st Fleet
1942-Jul-14 - IJN 2nd Battleship Division	1943 Jun 08	IJN 2nd Battleship Division	1944 Feb 25 - IJN Combined Fleet	IJN Combined Fleet

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