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IJN Kuwa

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Kuwa

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Sunk

Matsu-class destroyer. Fujinagata Shipyards.

ClassMatsu class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
BuilderFujinagata Shipyards
Launched1944-05-25
Commissioned1944-07-15
FateSunk. 3 December 1944 in Ormoc 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
  • Yamashita, Masamichi Commanding officer from 25 July 1944; Promoted from lieutenant commander on 15 October 1944; in command when she was sunk

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.

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The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

MYYamashita, MasamichiCommanding officer from 25 July 1944Promoted from lieutenant commander on 15 October 1944; in command when she was sunk

Battle off Cape Engaño

1944-10-25 · with Wakatsuki picked up 862 of Zuikaku's men and most of Zuiho's survivors. Not sunk

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Diagram of the class, not a photograph of this ship
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