IJN · DD

Akebono

Photos and info

Sunk

Fubuki-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.

Fubuki classSunk by American carrier aircraft in Manila Bay on 13 November 1944. Not pinned to one plane.

Akebono (right) and Ushio (left).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

MNMinoru NakagawaCaptain from 25 July 1941 KHKouhei HanamiCaptain from 20 October 1942 IIIetaka InuzukaCaptain from 18 May 1943 SYShiro YodaCaptain from 16 October 1944In command when she was lost, 13 November 1944

Battle of the Coral Sea

1942-05-08 · in the carrier screen; not sunk

AndersonDD · DD-411 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

AobaCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island

AriakeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

AstoriaCA · CA-34 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Savo Island

AustraliaCA · D84 · RAN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island

AylwinDD · DD-355 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

ChesterCA · CA-27 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

ChicagoCA · CA-29 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island

DeweyDD · DD-349 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

FarragutDD · DD-348 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

FurutakaCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island

HaguroCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Empress Augusta Bay Battle off Samar

HammannDD · DD-412 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

HobartCL · D63 · RAN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

KakoCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island

KinugasaCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island

LexingtonCV · CV-2 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

MinneapolisCA · CA-36 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Tassafaronga

MonaghanDD · DD-354 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

MorrisDD · DD-417 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

MyokoCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

NeoshoAO · AO-23 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

New OrleansCA · CA-32 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Tassafaronga

PerkinsDD · DD-377 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Tassafaronga

PhelpsDD · DD-360 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

PortlandCA · CA-33 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action

RussellDD · DD-414 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

SazanamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Bombardment of Midway The loss of Perch Battle of the Coral Sea Battle off Horaniu Loss of Sazanami

ShigureDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Vella Gulf Battle off Horaniu Battle of Vella Lavella Battle of Empress Augusta Bay Battle of Surigao Strait Loss of Growler The loss of Shigure

ShiratsuyuDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

ShohoCVL · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

ShokakuCV · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

SimsDD · DD-409 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

UshioDD · IJN

Photos and info Bombardment of Midway The loss of Perch Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Surigao Strait

WalkeDD · DD-416 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

WordenDD · DD-352 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

YorktownCV · CV-5 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

YugureDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

ZuikakuCV · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea

Loss of Sazanami

1944-01-14 · took off the 89

SazanamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Bombardment of Midway The loss of Perch Battle of the Coral Sea Battle off Horaniu Loss of Sazanami

Battle of Surigao Strait

1944-10-25 · took Mogami's crew off and scuttled her

Shot and shell

sunk · torpedoIJN Mogami
Mogami left Surigao Strait on fire. Aircraft left her dead in the water. Akebono took off about 700 men and sank her with one torpedo. Mogami went down at 13:07.