Keywords: Wreck of Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki 02 in 1944.jpg The Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki 1926-1942 beached in Purvis Bay Florida Island Solomon Islands in 1944 She had been sunk on 4 May 1942 when USS Yorktown CV-5 planes raided the Tulagi area and was salvaged by the U S Navy in 1943 The number 23 on her bow represents the 23rd Destroyer Division to which Kikuzuki belonged when she was sunk Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/k06000/k06108c htm 80-G-K-6108 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1944 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain Kikuzuki ship 1926 World War II color photographs of the Pacific War in 1944 |