IJN · DD
Asashio
Photos and infoAsashio-class destroyer. With the cruiser division at Midway. Sunk in the Bismarck Sea.
| Class | Asashio class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Fate | Sunk. With Mikuma at Midway, and not sunk there. Sunk by Allied aircraft, 3 March 1943, while picking up Bismarck Sea survivors. |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch 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.
Asashio-19430303.png. 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
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · with Mikuma and Mogami; not sunk here
Battle of the Bismarck Sea
1943-03-02 · sunk
