Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki

Suzutsuki (涼月) was an Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Clear Moon (in Autumn)".

On 6–7 April 1945, Suzutsuki escorted JAPANESE BATTLESHIP Yamato from the Inland Sea on her attack mission against the Allied forces fighting on Okinawa. Her bow was torn off by a torpedo from aircraft of Task Force 58, but survived and returned to Sasebo, by steaming in reverse the whole way. She, her sister JAPANESE DESTROYER Fuyuzuki, JAPANESE DESTROYER Yukikaze, and JAPANESE DESTROYER Hatsushimo (sunk two days later by a mine off the Inland Sea), survived the ordeal, despite suffering heavy damage, but Yamato, and five escorts, JAPANESE CRUISER Yahagi, JAPANESE DESTROYER Asashimo, JAPANESE DESTROYER Kasumi, JAPANESE DESTROYER Hamakaze and JAPANESE DESTROYER Isokaze were all sunk with heavy losses of life. Some of the survivors were picked up by Suzutsuki.

Following the end of the war, Suzutsuki was initially used as a breakwater at Takamatsu in November 1945, then was sold for scrap that same month after her name was delisted from the Navy List on 20 November.