Japanese destroyer Kiyoshimo
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 29 February 1944 |
| Completed: | 16 May 1944 |
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| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 26 December 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 February 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 |
Kiyoshimo (清霜? "Clear Frost") was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 26 December 1944, then with San Jose bombardment force, Kiyoshimo was crippled by two direct bomb hits in attacks by U.S. Army bombers during approach to Mindoro, Philippines, then was finished off by a torpedo from U.S. PT-223, 145 miles (270 km) south of Manila (); 82 were killed and 74 injured. Asashimo rescued 169 survivors, including ComDesDiv 2 (Captain Shiraishi Nagayoshi) and Lieutenant Commander Kajimoto; U.S. PT-boats rescued five others.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Isamu Miyazaki - 5 March 1944 - 16 May 1944
Cmdr. Isamu Miyazaki - 16 May 1944 - 5 September 1944
Lt. Cmdr. Shizuka Kajimoto - 5 September 1944 - 26 December 1944
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CombinedFleet.com: Yugumo-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Kiyoshimo history
- bosamar.com: YUGUMO CLASS DESTROYER
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