IJN · DD
SunkFubuki-class destroyer. She covered the Guam landing and was based at Kwajalein and Yokosuka in 1942. She was sunk by B-26 bombers on 17 October 1942 on a supply run to Kiska, with 17 survivors.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1930-11-08 |
| Commissioned | 1931-10-31 |
| Fate | Sunk. Lost on 17 October 1942, 30 nautical miles northeast of Kiska, when a bomb from a USAAF B-26 hit munitions she was carrying. Seventeen men survived, including her captain, and were rescued by Hatsuharu. |
| Armament (class) | Special Type. Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and three banks of tubes. |
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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.
Oboro, photographed on 22 July 1936. Photo from the Kure Maritime Museum's destroyer album (Todaka, ed.). Wikimedia Commons File:Oboro II.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Aleutian Islands
1942-06-03 · sunk 30 nautical miles northeast of Kiska on a resupply run, 17 October 1942
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