IJN · DD
AfloatAkatsuki-class destroyer, a Fubuki-class Type III. She fought from the Philippines in 1941 to the Aleutians in 1942, rescued Inazuma's survivors in May 1944 and was torpedoed by USS Hake in September 1944. She survived the war and went to the Soviet Union in 1947.
| Class | Akatsuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1932-06-16 |
| Commissioned | 1933-03-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Surrendered. Turned over to the Soviet Union at Nakhodka on 5 April 1947 and renamed Verniy, then Dekabrist in 1948. Wikipedia says she was later sunk as a target, in the 1970s. Her wreck lies in 27 metres of water near Karamzina Island, Vladivostok. |
| Armament (class) | Special Type, group III. Three twin mounts and two funnels. |
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.
Hibiki as seen from the cruiser Atago on 10 December 1941. Photo from the Kure Maritime Museum's destroyer album (Todaka, ed.). Wikimedia Commons File:Hibiki II.jpg. Public domain.
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Aleutian Islands
1942-06-03 · at Kiska; damaged by PBY attack on 12 June 1942; not sunk
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · with the First Supply Force; minor damage and two killed in strafing attacks; not sunk
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