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Sunk

Matsu-class destroyer. Yokosuka Naval Arsenal.

ClassMatsu class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched1944-07-04
Commissioned1944-09-30
FateSunk. 7 January 1945 while leaving Manila Bay, by American destroyer gunfire. Not credited to one ship.
Armament (class)Simplified escort destroyer. One twin mount forward, one single aft, one funnel.
Command
  • Yamaguchi, Osamu Commanding officer from 30 September 1944; Promoted to lieutenant commander on 15 October 1944

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.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

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