IJN · DD
Akebono
Photos and infoFubuki-class destroyer. With Ushio in the screen of Shokaku and Zuikaku at Coral Sea. At Surigao Strait she took Mogami's crew off and sank the cruiser with one torpedo. On 14 January 1944 she took 89 men off Sazanami after Albacore broke that destroyer up.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Fate | Sunk. by American carrier aircraft in Manila Bay on 13 November 1944. Not pinned to one plane. |
| Armament (class) | Special Type. Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and three banks of tubes. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Akebono (right) and Ushio (left).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in the carrier screen; not sunk
Aleutian Islands
1942-06-03 · escorted the force that struck Dutch Harbor
Loss of Sazanami
1944-01-14 · took off the 89
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · took Mogami's crew off and scuttled her
