IJN · DD
Ushio
Photos and infoFubuki-class destroyer. The name is the tide. She was flagship of Destroyer Division 7, with Sazanami and Akebono. On the first morning of the war she shelled Midway with Sazanami. On 3 March 1942 she fired on Perch and took all 59 of the crew off. At Coral Sea she was in the screen of Shokaku and Zuikaku, and she brought the damaged Shokaku out. She was still afloat at the surrender, the only Fubuki that was. A near-miss at Manila in November 1944 had killed 23 of her men and finished one engine. She was broken up on 4 August 1948.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Uraga |
| Launched | 1930-11-17 |
| Commissioned | 1931-11-14 |
| Fate | Afloat. Still afloat at the surrender, unrepaired. A near-miss in Manila Bay on 13 November 1944 killed 23 men and finished one engine. Struck 15 September 1945. Broken up 4 August 1948. On the morning of 7 December 1941 she was off Midway with Sazanami, not with the Pearl Harbor striking force. |
| 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.
Akebono (right) and Ushio (left).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
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Command
Bombardment of Midway
1941-12-07 · shelled Sand Island with Sazanami, then went home
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · Destroyer Division 7. Put with the heavy cruisers in one account and with Jintsu in another. Not sunk
The loss of Perch
1942-03-03 · opened fire and took all 59 off
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in Shokaku and Zuikaku's screen; with Yugure, took Shokaku out; not hit
Aleutian Islands
1942-06-03 · with Kakuta's carriers at Dutch Harbor
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · with Shima's force; came out
