Japanese destroyer Oboro
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 Oboro |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | |
| Struck: | 15 November 1942 |
| Status: | Sunk in action, 17 October 1942 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 378 ft 3 in (115.3 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Kampon type boilers, 2 × Parsons geared turbines, 2 × shafts at 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed: | 38 knots (70 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm at 14 knots (9,200 km at 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 197 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 inch (127 mm) / 50 caliber guns (3 × 2-gun turrets), up to 22 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × 610 mm torpedo tubes, 36 × depth charges |
Oboro was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Mist Veil Through Which Only a Shade of the Moon is Visible", or "Haziness Diffusing the Moonlight".
From 11 October to 17 October 1942, Oboro was on a transport run from Yokosuka via Shimushu to Kiska. She was sunk on 17 October in an air attack by U.S. Army B-26s, 30 miles (55 km) northeast of Kiska ( ). A direct bomb hit among munitions being carried caused the ship to blow up and sink, leaving only 17 survivors, including Lieutenant Commander Yamana, to be rescued by Hatsuharu (heavily damaged in same attack).
On 15 November 1942, Oboro was removed from the Navy List.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Akira Ito - 1 April 1931 - 31 October 1931
Lt. Cmdr. Akira Ito - 31 October 1931 - 1 June 1934
Cmdr. Kazutaka Niimi - 1 June 1934 - 22 October 1934
Cmdr. Ko Nakagawa - 22 October 1934 - 15 November 1935
Cmdr. Chonosuke Murakami - 15 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
Lt. Cmdr. Masashichi Shirahama - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
Cmdr. Tsutau Araki - 1 December 1937 - 10 August 1938
Cmdr. Yuji Yamada - 10 August 1938 - 25 January 1939
Cmdr. Bunji Furukawa - 25 January 1939 - 1 November 1939
Cmdr. Fumio Furukawa - 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1939
Cmdr. Shizuo Akazawa - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
Lt. Cmdr. Osamu Takasuka - 15 October 1940 - 12 April 1942
Lt. Cmdr. Hiroo Yamana - 12 April 1942 - 17 October 1942
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[edit] External links
| Fubuki-class destroyer |
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Type I (Fubuki) Type II (Ayanami) |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
