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Okinami

IJN Okinami

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassYūgumo
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/50 caliber DP guns

Sunk by US carrier aircraft in Manila Bay on 13 November 1944.

February 1945: the Japanese destroyer Okinami is lying, ruined, in shallow waters in Manila Bay, where U.S. carrier-based planes sank her on November 13th, 1944. Photo: Corrispondente di guerra o militare statunitense sconosciuto, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/50 caliber DP guns
  • up to 28 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns
  • up to 4 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns
  • 8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes
  • 36 depth charges
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down15 August 1942
Launched18 July 1943
Displacement2,520 long tons (2,560 t)
Length119.15 m (390 ft 11 in)
Speed35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Complement228

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 July 1943