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ClassMatsu class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
BuilderFujinagata Shipyards
Launched1944-04-24
Commissioned1944-06-28
FateSunk. 31 January 1945, south of Taiwan, by American aircraft. Not credited to one plane.
Armament (class)Simplified escort destroyer. One twin mount forward, one single aft, one funnel.
Command
  • Onishi, Yoshiharu First commanding officer, from her completion, per combinedfleet.com

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.

Ume
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