Photos and the story
| Class | Yugumo class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Fujinagata Shipyards |
| Launched | 1943-12-05 |
| Commissioned | 1944-03-11 |
| Fate | Sunk. Air attack, Manila, 13 November 1944 |
| Armament (class) | Repeat of the Kagero. Three twin mounts, two funnels, and two banks of tubes. |
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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.
Akishimo was a Yugumo-class destroyer, built at Fujinagata, launched on 5 December 1943 and commissioned on 11 March 1944.
On 25 October 1944 she was in Kurita's screen off Samar, in the division with Hayashimo. She was not sunk that day.
On 13 November 1944 American aircraft sank her at Manila. Not credited to one plane.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.