IJN · DD
SunkFubuki-class destroyer. She went through the Java and Indian Ocean operations, sailed with the main fleet at Midway, and rescued the cruiser Tenryu's survivors in December 1942. USS Tautog sank her on 9 April 1943.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Uraga Dock Company |
| Launched | 1927-11-24 |
| Commissioned | 1928-06-30 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed and sunk by USS Tautog on 9 April 1943 southeast of Wangiwangi Island while rescuing survivors of the torpedoed Penang Maru. Seven of her crew were killed and nine injured. |
| 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.
Isonami, photographed in 1939. Photo from the Kure Maritime Museum's destroyer album (Todaka, ed.). Wikimedia Commons File:Isonami II.jpg. Public domain.
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Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · with Yamamoto's main fleet; damaged in a collision with Uranami on the way home; not sunk
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