IJN Michishio
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Asashio |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 DP guns |
Badly hit at Badung Strait. Sunk at Surigao Strait in 1944.
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 | Fujinagata Shipyards |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 5 November 1935 |
| Launched | 15 March 1937 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 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
15 March 1937
Battle of Badung Strait
Damaged
19–20 February 1942
Badly hit
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by USS McDermut and USS Hutchins during the Battle of Surigao Strait, 25 October 1944