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Sakura

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ClassMatsu class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched1944-09-06
Commissioned1944-11-25
FateSunk. 11 July 1945 by a mine at Osaka. Not credited to one ship.
Armament (class)Simplified escort destroyer. One twin mount forward, one single aft, one funnel.
Command
  • Shimobe, Shoji Commanding officer from 25 November 1944; Relieved on 11 July 1945; Killed when she sank

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.

Matsu-class destroyer. Yokosuka Naval Arsenal.

The pictures on this page are the originals.