Destroyers: Fubuki Class

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Type III, Fubuki Class Destroyer Akatsuki pictured on March 24th 1936 conducting sea trials, post remedial work carried out at Maizuru Shipyard. She was sunk in action off Guadalcanal on November 13th 1942.
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Type II, Fubuki Class Destroyer Asagiri pictured post her modification refit on sea trials off Tateyama on March 29th 1936.....After the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on August 24th 1942, Asagiri took on troops from transport ships while at sea, and sailed on to Guadalcanal. During this operation, she was struck by a direct hit by a bomb on her torpedo launchers by USMC SBD Dauntless dive bombers from Henderson Field. The explosion killed 122 men, including 60 ground troops, and sank Asagiri near Santa Isabel, 60 nautical miles north-northeast of Savo Island.
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Akatsuki Sub Class Destroyer of the Fubuki Class, Ikazuchi pictured off Tateyama post her improvement refit on April 11th 1936...When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful Destroyers in the world. They remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.
Ikazuchi, built at the Uraga Dock Company, was the third of the Type III improved series of Fubuki Destroyers, incorporating 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. Ikazuchi was laid down on March 7th 1930, launched on October 22nd 1931 and commissioned on August 15th 1932....Ikazuchi was reassigned to Desron 11 of the IJN 1st Fleet on April 1st 1943. After repairs at Yokosuka, she returned to Truk, and escorted convoys between Truk and the Japanese home islands until mid-April 1944.
Under the command of Lieutenant Commander Ikunaga Kunio, on April 13th 1944, while escorting the transport Sanyō Maru to Woleai, Ikazuchi was torpedoed and sunk by Gato Class Submarine USS Harder, approximately 200 miles south-southeast of Guam,there were no survivors.
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Fubuki Class Destroyer Ayanami pictured on commissioning day moored off Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka on April 30th 1930. She was sunk by gunfire from North Carolina Class Battleship USS Washington during the Second Battle of Guadalcanal on November 15th 1942.
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Fubuki Class Destroyer Shirayuki pictured at Kure Naval Arsenal on May 11th 1929.....She was sunk in an air attack by American and Australian bombers off Finschafen, Papua New Guinea on March 3rd 1943.
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Fubuki Class Destroyer Oboro pictured off Tateyama on July 22nd 1936, conducting sea trials post her remedial refit....When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful Destroyers in the world. They served as first-line Destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War. On October 11th 1942, Oboro departed Yokosuka with a re-supply convoy for Kiska in the Japanese-occupied Aleutian Islands. Oboro was sunk on 17 October in an air attack by USAAF B-26 Marauders 30 nautical miles (56 km) northeast of Kiska. A direct bomb hit among munitions being carried caused the ship to explode and sink, leaving only 17 survivors, including her captain (Lt Cdr Hiro Yamana), who were rescued by the Destroyer Hatsuharu (also heavily damaged in same attack).
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Fubuki Class Destroyer Inazuma pictured on speed trials off Maizuru on March 24th 1936...While escorting a tanker convoy from Manila towards Balikpapan on May 14th 1944, Inazuma exploded after being struck by torpedoes launched by Gato Class Submarine USS Bonefish in the Celebes Sea near Tawitawi,161 crew were reported dead, including Comdesdiv 6 Commander Tomura Kiyoshi, the ship's Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Tokiwa Teizo and the Torpedo Officer Lt Furutani Tomo’o. Her sister ship Hibiki rescued 125 survivors.
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The lone survivor of all the FUBUKIs, IIRC....the USHIO. :o DFO
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Fubuki Class, Akatsuki Subclass Destroyer Ikazuchi pictured on sea trials post her remedial refit, off Tateyama on April 11th 1936...Construction of the advanced Akatsuki 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. The Akatsuki 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. The Akatsuki Subclass was an improved version of the Fubuki, externally almost identical, but incorporating changes to her propulsion system...She was torpedoed and sunk by Gato Class Submarine USS Harder on April 13th 1944.
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