IJN · DD
Oite
Photos and infoKamikaze-class destroyer. Flagship of Destroyer Division 29, though the division commander was not her captain. At Wake on 11 December 1941 she was near Hayate when the shore battery sank that ship. Near misses wounded 14 of Oite's men. She came back for the landing on 23 December. An aerial torpedo sank her at Truk on 18 February 1944.
| Class | Kamikaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Fate | Sunk. Near-missed at Wake on 11 December 1941. Fourteen men were wounded. Not sunk there. An aerial torpedo broke her in half at the North Pass into Truk on 18 February 1944. Not credited to one plane. About 20 men survived. |
| Armament (class) | Follow-on to the Minekaze class. Four single guns and two funnels. |
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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.
Imperial Japanese Navy. Oite off Yokohama in 1927, still Destroyer No. 11. The 11 is on the hull. The bow wears 29. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Command
Battle of Wake Island
1941-12-11 · near misses; 14 wounded
