IJN Arashio
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Asashio |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 5″ guns |
Fought at Badung Strait. Rescued Mikuma's survivors at Midway. Sunk in the Bismarck Sea in 1943.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 DP guns
- up to 28 × Type 96 AA guns
- up to 4 × Type 93 AA guns
- 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes
- 36 depth charges
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipyards |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 October 1935 |
| Launched | 26 May 1937 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1937 |
| Displacement | 2,370 long tons (2,408 t) |
| Length | 111 m (364 ft) pp 115 m (377 ft 4 in)waterline 118.3 m (388 ft 1 in) OA |
| Speed | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement | 200 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
26 May 1937
Battle of Badung Strait
Survived
19–20 February 1942
Battle of Midway
Damaged
4–7 June 1942
Fate
Sunk
Sunk in Battle of the Bismarck Sea, 4 March 1943