| Class | Matsu class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1944-06-10 |
| Commissioned | 1944-08-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Handed to the United Kingdom on 14 August 1947 and scrapped. |
| Armament (class) | Simplified escort destroyer. One twin mount forward, one single aft, one funnel. |
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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.
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Command
Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · led the second carrier group; picked up Akizuki's survivors until an air attack drove her off, then was hit by bombs. Not sunk
Afloat
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
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