Japanese destroyer Michishio
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| Commissioned: | 31 October 1937 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 25 October 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
| 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 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Michishio (満潮) was a Asashio-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Flood (Tide Running Full)".
On 25 October 1944, Michishio escorted the Southern Force commanded by Admiral Nishimura Shoji into the Battle of Surigao Strait. After being crippled by a torpedo from USS McDermut (DD-677), Michishio was finished off by torpedoes from USS Hutchins (DD-476) in Surigao Strait ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Yasuo Sato - 6 July 1937 - 31 October 1937
Cmdr. Yasuo Sato - 31 October 1937 - 1 December 1937
Cmdr. Mitsugu Arita - 1 December 1937 - 20 March 1938 (Died of Illness)
Lt. Cmdr. Motoi Katsumi - 20 March 1938 - 2 August 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Yoshiyuki Yoshida - 2 August 1938 - 15 October 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Ichitaro Oshima - 15 October 1939 - 15 November 1940
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Masami Ogura - 15 November 1940 - 15 August 1942 (Promoted to Commander on 1 May 1942.)
Cmdr. Kiyoshi Tomura - 15 August 1942 - 25 January 1943
Cmdr. Yasuatsu Suzuki - 25 January 1943 - 1 May 1943
Yokosuka Dockyard - 1 May 1943 - 15 October 1943
Cmdr. Noboru Haraguchi - 15 October 1943 - 1 May 1944
Capt. Kameshirou Takahashi - 1 May 1944 - 1 June 1944
Lt. Cmdr. Tomoo Tanaka - 1 June 1944 - 25 October 1944 (POW)
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