Japanese destroyer Ariake
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 28 July 1943 |
| Struck: | 15 October 1943 |
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| Displacement: | 1,802 tons |
| Length: | 359 ft 3 in (109.5 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 11 in (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Ariake was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Evening", or "Dawn, But Still the Moon Remains in the Sky", "Dawn Twilight".
On 27–28 July 1943, Ariake was on a troop transport run to Tuluvu, New Britain. After grounding on a reef near Cape Gloucester () with Mikazuki, Ariake was able to work free. She removed troops and ComDesDiv 30 (Captain Orita Tsuneo) from Mikazuki and completed the mission to Tuluvu, then returned to assist Mikazuki. She was sunk while so engaged by U.S. Army B-25s.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Shigetaka Amano - 1 November 1934 - 25 March 1935
Lt. Cmdr. Shigetaka Amano - 25 March 1935 - 1 December 1936
Lt. Cmdr. Yoshio Enoo - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kenma Isogu - 1 December 1937 - 20 March 1939 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1938.)
Lt. Cmdr. Tomoe Ogata - 20 March 1939 - 15 November 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Gorou Yoshii - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Shooichi Yoshida - 15 October 1940 - 15 July 1943 (Promoted to Commander on 1 November 1942.)
Lt. Cmdr. Akifumi Kawahashi - 15 July 1943 - 28 July 1943 (KIA)
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