Japanese destroyer Asagumo (1937)
| |
| Career | 
|
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 23 December 1936 |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | 31 March 1938 |
| Fate: | Sunk 25 October 1943 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,370 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft (118.3 meters |
| Beam: | 33 ft 11 in (10.3 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 cal DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Asagumo (朝雲) was a Asashio-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name translates to "Morning Clouds".
Completed on 31 March 1938 at Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Kobe, Japan shipyard, she was the fifth destroyer of her class to be built. At the commencement of World War II, she was assigned to the 9th Destroyer Division to take part in various operations. During 1942 Asagumo participated in the battles of Badung Strait and Midway, after which she headed to reinforce the Japanese force at Solomon Islands. During August, Asagumo saw engagement in the Japanese Guadalcanal reinforcement operation and in November, she was made the flagship of the 4th Torpedo Squadron. This squadron was to enter the 3rd Solomon Battle during February the following year and engage in action in the Bismarck Sea during March. Also during 1943, Asagumo was involved in the Japanese retreat from Kiska Island in July. Asagumo spent her final hours assigned to Vice Admiral Nishimura's fleet. During the Battle of Leyte Gulf at Surigao Strait, Asagumo was torpedoed by an American destroyer and subsequently sunk.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Yoshihisa Mori - 1 December 1937 - 31 March 1938
Cmdr. Yoshihisa Mori - 31 March 1938 - 1 August 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Masao Yamagawa - 1 August 1938 - 10 October 1939
Cmdr. Kiichiro Wakida - 10 October 1939 - 15 November 1940
Cmdr. Mutsuji Arikita - 15 November 1940 - 20 August 1941
Cmdr. Tooru Iwahashi - 20 August 1941 - 9 June 1943
Cmdr. Kazuo Shibayama - 9 June 1943 - 25 October 1944 (POW)
See also
- List of World War II ships
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
- See Japanese destroyer Asagumo for other ships of the same name.
External links
- CombinedFleet.com: Asashio-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Asagumo history
- Ships of the Imperial Navy (Asashio Class Destroyer)
 | This article about a specific military ship or boat of Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |