Japanese destroyer Akishimo
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| Completed: | 11 March 1944 |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 14 November 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
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| Displacement: | 2,520 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft 11 in (109.5 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.0 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Akishimo (秋霜? "Autumn Frost") was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 10 November 1944, Akishimo was escorting troop convoy TA No. 4 from Manila to Ormoc. She suffered heavy damage in an air attack by U.S. Army B-25s during the withdrawal: she took a direct bomb hit and lost her bow; 20 killed and 35 injured. She returned to Manila at 16 knots, then to Cavite Navy Yard on 11 November for repairs.
On 13 November, a U.S. air raid on Manila struck Akishimo, then alongside Akebono at Cavite pier (). Direct bomb hits set both ships ablaze. On the 14th a large explosion on Akishimo further damaged both ships; Akishimo rolled over onto her starboard side.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Toshio Hirayama - 22 January 1944 - 11 March 1944
Lt. Cmdr. Toshio Hirayama - 11 March 1944 - 1 April 1944
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kotarou Nakao - 1 April 1944 - 14 November 1944 (Promoted to Commander on 15 October 1944.)
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