IJN · DD
Amagiri
Photos and infoFubuki-class destroyer. The name is mist in the sky. Off Endau she was in the gun line that finished the British destroyer Thanet. In the Slot she took the survivors off Asagiri and towed Shirakumo. At Kula Gulf five shells killed ten of her men, and Nicholas and Radford drove her off the men in the water from Niizuki. In Blackett Strait, on 2 August 1943, her bow cut PT-109 in two. A fight did not finish her. A mine in the Makassar Strait sank her on 23 April 1944.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Ishikawajima |
| Launched | 1930-02-27 |
| Commissioned | 1930-11-10 |
| Fate | Sunk. Struck a mine in the Makassar Strait on 23 April 1944 and sank about two hours later. Thirteen men were lost. No ship is credited with laying that mine. |
| Armament (class) | Special Type. Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and three 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.
U.S. Navy photo NH 83011. Amagiri in the 1930s. Her name is painted on the hull. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Kula Gulf
1943-07-06 · damaged by gunfire; later traded shots with Nicholas
Loss of PT-109
1943-08-02 · her stem broke PT-109; she reported the collision and returned to Rabaul
