IJN · DD
SunkFubuki-class destroyer. Her torpedoes are credited with helping sink HMS Thanet at Endau in January 1942, she took part in the Indian Ocean raid, and she was sunk by Marine dive bombers on 28 August 1942 while carrying troops to Guadalcanal.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1929-11-18 |
| Commissioned | 1930-06-30 |
| Fate | Sunk. Lost on 28 August 1942 north-northeast of Savo Island, carrying troops to Guadalcanal. A bomb from a Marine SBD dive bomber from Henderson Field hit her and the explosion killed 122 men, 60 of them ground troops. |
| Armament (class) | Special Type. Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and three banks of tubes. |
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.
Asagiri, photographed on 29 March 1936. Photo from the Kure Maritime Museum's destroyer album (Todaka, ed.). Wikimedia Commons File:Asagiri II.jpg. Public domain.
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Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · with the Aleutian invasion force; not sunk
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