IJN · DD
Hatsushimo
Photos and infoHatsuharu-class destroyer. The name is first frost. Not the older destroyer of this name that had been rated a minesweeper. Uraga Dock. Laid down 31 January 1933, launched 4 November 1933, commissioned 27 September 1934. In Bali Strait on the night of 28 February-1 March 1942. She came through the run with Yamato on 7 April 1945. A mine sank her in Miyazu Bay on 30 July 1945. Seventeen men were killed. She was the last Japanese destroyer sunk in the war.
| Class | Hatsuharu class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Uraga Dock |
| Launched | 1933-11-04 |
| Commissioned | 1934-09-27 |
| Fate | Sunk. In Bali Strait on the night of 28 February-1 March 1942. None of the four American destroyers was hit. In the screen of Yamato on 7 April 1945, and not sunk that day. A mine sank her in Miyazu Bay on 30 July 1945 while she maneuvered under air attack. Not credited to one plane. Her captain survived. Struck 30 September 1945. |
| Armament (class) | Treaty destroyer after the Special Type. Two twin mounts, one single, two funnels. |
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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.
Hatsushimo, from the U.S. Navy recognition booklet A503 FM30-50. The name is on the hull and the bow wears 21. Division of Naval Intelligence. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · in Yamato's screen; not sunk
Operation Ten-Go
1945-04-07 · in the screen of Yamato. Not sunk