IJN · DD
Asagao
Photos and infoWakatake-class second-class destroyer. The name is the morning glory. Ishikawajima, Tokyo. Laid down 14 March 1922, launched 4 November 1922, completed 10 May 1923 as No. 10 Destroyer, and named Asagao on 1 August 1928. Lieutenant Kyuji Aoki had her from 24 February 1936 to 15 November 1937. She was the only ship of the class still afloat at the surrender. On 22 August 1945 a mine off Shimonoseki flooded her. Struck 30 November 1945. Broken up at Yoshimi in 1948.
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
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| Builder | Ishikawajima, Tokyo |
| Launched | 1922-11-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. Wakatake-class second-class destroyer. Completed 10 May 1923 as No. 10 Destroyer and named Asagao on 1 August 1928. Lieutenant Kyuji Aoki had her from 24 February 1936 to 15 November 1937. She was still afloat at the surrender. On 22 August 1945 a drifting mine in the Kanmon Straits flooded her and she was abandoned as unnavigable. Struck 30 November 1945. Raised and broken up at Yoshimi in 1948. |
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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.
No photograph of Asagao was found. This is a Wakatake-class destroyer of the 16th Destroyer Division at Shanghai in 1937, photographed by the Royal Navy. Commons says she is probably Asagao, judging by the height of the galley funnel, but that is not confirmed, so treat the picture as the class and not as this ship. Royal Navy photograph. Wikimedia Commons File:Wakatake class destroyer maybe Asagao.jpg. Public domain.
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