IJN Kasumi
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Asashio |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 5″ guns |
Escorted the carriers to Pearl Harbor. One of the eight destroyers that escorted Yamato on her one-way sortie to Okinawa, Operation Ten-Go; sunk by US carrier aircraft on 7 April 1945.
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 | Uraga Dock Company |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 December 1936 |
| Launched | 18 November 1937 |
| Commissioned | 28 June 1939 |
| 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 | 34.85 knots (40.10 mph; 64.54 km/h) |
| Complement | 230 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
18 November 1937
Battle of Surigao Strait
Survived
24–25 October 1944
Shima's force
Operation Ten-Go
Scuttled
7 April 1945
Scuttled by Fuyutsuki