Japanese destroyer Shinonome (1927)
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 Shinonome in 1930. |
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| Career |  |
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| Owner: | Empire of Japan |
| Operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Ordered: | 1923 Fiscal Year |
| Builder: | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Yard number: | Destroyer No.40 |
| Laid down: | 12 August 1926 |
| Launched: | 26 November 1927 |
| Commissioned: | 25 July 1928 |
| Struck: | 15 January 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 17 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fubuki class destroyer |
| Type: | 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 Invasion of French Indochina Battle of Malaya |
Shinonome (東雲 ”Daybreak”) was a Fubuki class [1]was the sixth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. [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] Shinonome, built at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal was laid down on August 12, 1926, launched on November 26, 1927 and commissioned on July 25, 1928. [5] Originally assigned hull designation “Destroyer No. 40”, she was completed as Shinonome.
[edit] Operational history
On completion, Shinonome was assigned to Destroyer Division 12 under the IJN 2nd Fleet. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Shinonome was assigned to patrols of the southern China coast, and participated in the Invasion of French Indochina in 1940.
[edit] World War II history
At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Shinonome was assigned to Destroyer Division 12 of Desron 3 of the IJN 1st Fleet, and had deployed from Kure Naval District to the port of Samah on Hainan Island. From 4 December to 12 December, she covered Japanese landings at Kota Bharu in Malaya. [6] . From 16 December, Shinonome was assigned to cover Japanese landings in British Borneo. The official record of her demise, however, is ambiguous. Although some Japanese sources at the time claimed that she hit a naval mine, there are no extant records of either British or Dutch mine-laying in the area. It is generally accepted that the Shinonome was sunk by Dutch military aircraft, either (a) on 17 December 1941, after being struck by two bombs from the Dutch flying boat X-32 of the Naval Air Group GVT-7, which detonated her aft magazine, or (b) on 18 December 1941, after an attack by Martin B-10 bombers of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (2de Vl.G) [7]. In either case, it appears that Shinonome blew up and sank with all hands somewhere in the vicinity of Miri, Sarawak (04°24′N 114°0′E / 4.4°N 114°ECoordinates: 04°24′N 114°0′E / 4.4°N 114°E) [8]
On 15 January 1942, Shinonome was struck from the navy list.[9]
[edit] Shinonome wreckage
The exact position of the Shinonome remains unknown, but it likely lies somewhere between Seria, Brunei to the north, and Miri town itself. A team of wreck researchers, based in Miri and with help from the Netherlands, has been searching for the ship's remains since 2004. The team has identified several prospective sites, and is in the process of confirming them. The position, orientation and condition of the wreck will help to resolve the lingering uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding the Shinonome's demise.
[edit] Commanding Officers
| Commanding Officer | From | Until | Notes |
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| Chief Equipping Officer Cmdr. Tokuichi Kuga |
15 February 1928 | 25 July 1928 | |
| Cmdr. Tokuichi Kuga | 25 July 1928 | 30 November 1929 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Suminobu Sakai | 30 November 1929 | 1 December 1930 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Masao Yamamoto | 1 December 1930 | 1 December 1932 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Kiyogo Takeda | 1 December 1932 | 25 January 1933 | |
| Cmdr. Tsutomu Shibata | 25 January 1933 | 15 November 1933 | |
| Cmdr. Shigeyasu Nishoka | 15 November 1933 | 15 November 1934 | |
| Cmdr. Torajiro Sato | 15 November 1934 | 2 November 1936 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Katsumori Yamashiro | 2 November 1936 | 1 July 1937 | |
| Cmdr. Masayuki Kitamura | 1 July 1937 | 16 August 1937 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Katsumori Yamashiro | 16 August 1937 | 15 November 1937 | |
| Cmdr. Kiyoto Kagawa | 15 November 1937 | 15 December 1938 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Kunizo Kanaoka | 15 December 1938 | 1 December 1939 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Magotarou Koseki | 1 December 1939 | 15 October 1940 | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Sasagawa | 15 October 1940 | 17 December 1941 | (KIA) |
[edit] References
- 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 Shinonome: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/shinon_t.htm CombinedFleet.com.
- Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0423.htm.
- Shirakumo in Naval History of World Wars
- Globalsecurity.org. "IJN Fubuki class destroyers". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/fubuki-dd.htm.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 213
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Shinonome: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/shinon_t.htm CombinedFleet.com.
- ^ cf. the account provided in P.C. De Boer's De Luchtstrijd rond Borneo (Houten: 1987))
- ^ Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two.
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0423.htm.
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