IJN · DD
SunkAsashio-class destroyer. She was credited with helping sink HNLMS Piet Hein at the Battle of Badoeng Strait in February 1942, and she ran three Guadalcanal evacuation missions in February 1943. USS Albacore sank her on 20 February 1943.
| Class | Asashio class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1937-04-19 |
| Commissioned | 1937-10-31 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed by USS Albacore on 20 February 1943 northeast of Manus Island. A torpedo flooded her engine room and killed eight. Her sister Arashio tried to tow her, but her keel was broken and she sank. |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and two 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.
Oshio entering Kure in late 1937. Photograph from the Japanese magazine Maru Special No. 19, as credited on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:Oshio.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Battle of Badung Strait
1942-02-19 · with Sasago Maru. Seven killed. Not sunk
Shot and shell
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