Japanese destroyer Asashio
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 The Asashio |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 3 March 1943 |
| Struck: | 1 April 1943 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,370 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft (118.3 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 11 in (10.3 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 cal DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 610 mm torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Asashio was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Morning High Tide".
On 3 March 1943, Asashio escorted a troop convoy from Rabaul towards Lae. In the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, the convoy was hit by devastating Allied air attacks. After weathering the first waves, Asashio was bombed later in the day while attempting to rescue Arashio and Nojima survivors. She was lost with all hands, 45 miles (85 km) southeast of Finschhafen, New Guinea ().
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| Asashio-class destroyer |
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Asashio | Oshio | Michishio | Arashio | Natsugumo | Yamagumo | Minegumo | Asagumo | Arare | Kasumi |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
