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Shimotsuki

IJN Shimotsuki

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassAkizuki
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 100 mm (4 in) DP guns

Sunk by USS Cavalla off Borneo on 25 November 1944.

A U.S. Navy Grumman TBF Avenger of Torpedo Squadron VT-51, with battle damage visible on its wing, flies over a Japanese Ise-class battleship and a destroyer during the Battle off Cape Engaño. VT-51 flew from the aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto (CVL-30).According to The Maru Special No.12 the battl Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 8 × 100 mm (4 in) DP guns
  • 35 × 25 mm AA guns (3×7 + 1×14)
  • 4 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes
  • 56 × Type 95 depth charges
BuilderMitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
Laid down6 July 1942
Launched7 April 1943
Commissioned31 March 1944
Displacement2,701 long tons (2,744 t) (standard)
Length134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement300

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

7 April 1943