Japanese destroyer Sagiri
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 Sagiri underway on August 10, 1936. |
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| Name: | Sagiri |
| Owner: | Empire of Japan |
| Operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Ordered: | 1923 Fiscal Year |
| Builder: | Uraga Dock Company |
| Yard number: | Destroyer No. 50 |
| Laid down: | March 28, 1929 |
| Launched: | December 23, 1929 |
| Commissioned: | January 31, 1931 |
| Struck: | January 15, 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk by K XVI on December 24, 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fubuki-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,750 long tons (1,780 t) standard 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) re-built |
| Length: | 111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp, 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Kampon type boilers, 2 × Kampon Type Ro geared turbines, 2 × shafts at 50,000 ihp (37,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm at 14 knots (9,200 km at 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 219 |
| Armament: | 6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2) up to 22 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes 36 × depth charges |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Malaya |
Sagiri (狭霧 "Haze") [1]was the sixteenth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyer destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into services, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. [2]. They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.
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[edit] History
Construction of the advanced Fubuki-class destroyers was authorized as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's expansion program from fiscal 1923, intended to give Japan a qualitative edge with the world's most modern ships.[3]. The Fubuki-class had performance that was a quantum leap over previous destroyer designs, so much so that they were designated Special Type destroyers (特型 Tokugata). The large size, powerful engines, high speed, large radius of action and unprecedented armament gave these destroyers the firepower similar to many light cruisers in other navies. [4] Sagiri, built at the Uraga Dock Company was the sixth in an improved series, which incorporated a modified gun turret which could elevate her main battery of Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns to 75° as opposed to the original 40°, thus permitting the guns to be used as dual purpose guns against aircraft.[5] Sagiri was laid down on March 28, 1929, launched on December 23, 1929 and commissioned on January 31, 1930. [6] Originally assigned hull designation “Destroyer No. 50”, she was commissioned as Sagiri.
The 4th Fleet Incident occurred only a year after her commissioning, and Sagiri was quickly taken back to the shipyards for strengthening of her hull.
[edit] Operational history
On completion, Sagiri was assigned to Destroyer Division 20 under the IJN 2nd Fleet. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, from 1937, Sagiri covered landing of Japanese forces in Shanghai and Hangzhou. From 1940, she was assigned to patrol and cover landings of Japanese forces in south China.
[edit] World War II history
At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Sagiri was assigned to Destroyer Division 20 of Desron 3 of the IJN 1st Fleet, and had deployed from Kure Naval District to the port of Samah on Hainan Island, escorting Japanese troopships for landing operations in the landings at the port city of Songkhla in southern Thailand. [7]
From 17 December, Sagiri covered Japanese landings at Miri and at Kuching in Sarawak. On 24 December 1941, about 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Kuching, Sagiri was torpedoed by the Dutch submarine K XVI. The aft magazine caught fire and exploded, sinking the ship at (01°34′N 110°21′E / 1.567°N 110.35°ECoordinates: 01°34′N 110°21′E / 1.567°N 110.35°E) with the loss of 121 of its crew. [8] [9] Some 120 survivors were rescued by her sister ship, Shirakumo.
On 15 January 1942, Sagiri was removed from the navy list.[10]
[edit] Commanding Officers
| Commanding Officer | From | Until | Notes |
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| Chief Equipping Officer Cmdr. Tamibe Sakano | 1 August 1930 | 30 January 1931 | |
| Cmdr. Tamibe Sakano | 30 January 1931 | 1 December 1931 | |
| Cmdr. Takeo Shimizu | 1 December 1931 | 15 November 1934 | |
| Cmdr. Shigeyasu Nishioka | 15 November 1934 | 1 November 1935 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Kiichiro Shoji | 1 November 1935 | 1 December 1936 | |
| Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu | 1 December 1936 | 1 December 1937 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Yamamoto | 1 December 1937 | 25 June 1938 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Takeo Koyama | 25 June 1938 | 9 July 1938 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Etsuma Tsubogi | 9 July 1938 | 15 October 1938 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kenma Isogu | 15 October 1938 | 15 November 1939 |
Commander from 15 November 1938 |
| Cmdr. Masashichi Shirahama | 15 November 1939 | 15 November 1940 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Koshichi Sugioka | 15 November 1940 | 24 December 1941 |
Commander from 15 October 1941 |
[edit] References
- D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
- Brown, David (1990). Warship Losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
- Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945. Atheneum. ISBN 0689114028.
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 087021893X.
- Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. isbn 0804804087.
- Watts, Anthony J (1967). Japanese Warships of World War II. Doubleday. ASIN B000KEV3J8.
- Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1854095218.
[edit] External links
- Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "CombinedFleet.com IJN Sagiri: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/sagiri_t.htm CombinedFleet.com.
- Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0423.htm.
- Globalsecurity.org. "IJN Fubuki class destroyers". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/fubuki-dd.htm.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 602
- ^ Globalsecurity.org. "IJN Fubuki class destroyers". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/fubuki-dd.htm.
- ^ Fitzsimons, Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare p.1040
- ^ Peattie & Evans, Kaigun page 221-222.
- ^ F Fitzsimons, Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1977), Volume 10, p.1040.<
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class 1st class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0423.htm.
- ^ Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "CombinedFleet.com IJN Sagiri': Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/sagiri_t.htm CombinedFleet.com.
- ^ D’Albas. Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II.
- ^ Brown. Warship Losses of World War II
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0423.htm.
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