IJN · DD
SunkAsashio-class destroyer. She escorted the Philippines and Netherlands East Indies landings, the Midway invasion force and Chitose at the Eastern Solomons, and was sunk by dive bombers on 12 October 1942, the day after the Battle of Cape Esperance.
| Class | Asashio class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1937-05-26 |
| Commissioned | 1938-02-10 |
| Fate | Sunk. on 12 October 1942 about 90 nautical miles west-northwest of Savo Island, by near misses from Navy dive bombers while helping Murakumo. Sixteen of her crew were killed, including her captain. Asagumo took off 176 survivors. |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and two 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.
Natsugumo, photographed on 22 November 1939. Photo from the Kure Maritime Museum's destroyer album (Todaka, ed.). Wikimedia Commons File:Natsugumo.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · with Kondo's Midway Invasion Force; not sunk
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
1942-08-24 · with the escort of the carrier Chitose; not sunk
Battle of Cape Esperance
1942-10-11 · not in the night action; sunk by dive bombers on 12 October while helping Murakumo, which had gone to Furutaka's survivors
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