IJN · DD
Akigumo
Photos and infoKagero-class destroyer. In Ijuin's covering group at Vella Lavella.
| Class | Kagero class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Uraga Dock Company |
| Launched | 1941-04-11 |
| Commissioned | 1941-09-27 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed by USS Redfin SE of Zamboanga, Philippines, 11 April 1944 |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and two quadruple 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.
Akigumo 19 January 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
TAArimoto, TerumichiCaptain from 27 September 1941Relieved on 22 December 1941MSSoma, MasahiraCaptain from 22 December 1941AIIritono, AtsuoCaptain from 11 November 1943In command when she was lost, 11 April 1944SAAkazawa, ShizuoDivision flag, not her captain, from 20 March 1944Shifted to Kazagumo on 25 March 1944
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · screen; not hit
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · escorted the striking-force oilers
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · with Makigumo, sent to the burning Hornet. Fired two torpedoes about 2205 Japanese time. Not sunk
Battle of Vella Lavella
1943-10-06 · in the covering group
