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Amagiri

IJN Amagiri

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassFubuki
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × 5″ guns in 3 twin mounts

Rammed and sank the American motor torpedo boat PT-109, commanded by John F. Kennedy, in Blackett Strait on the night of 1/2 August 1943. Mined in the Makassar Strait on 23 April 1944.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Amagiri Photo: Shizuo Fukui, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

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
BuilderIshikawajima Shipyards
Laid down28 November 1928
Launched27 February 1930
Commissioned10 November 1930
Displacement1,750 long tons (1,780 t) standard 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) re-built
Length111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall
Speed38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Complement219

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

27 February 1930

6 July 1943

Transport group

25–26 November 1943