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Asagiri

IJN Asagiri

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassFubuki
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2)

Carrying troops to Guadalcanal, she was bombed by aircraft from Henderson Field on 28 August 1942 and blew up.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Asagiri, the second Japanese warship to bear that name 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
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down12 December 1928
Launched18 November 1929
Commissioned30 June 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

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

18 November 1929