IJN Asagumo
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Asashio |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 5″ guns |
Fought on both nights of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
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 Shipbuilding Corporation |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 23 December 1936 |
| Launched | 5 November 1937 |
| Commissioned | 30 March 1938 |
| 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 | 230 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
5 November 1937
Battle of the Java Sea
Damaged
27 February 1942
Hit by Electra
13 November 1942
14–15 November 1942
Fate
Sunk
Sunk in Battle of Surigao Strait, 25 October 1944