Japanese destroyer Hayashimo
 Hayashimo underway in February 1944 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hayashimo |
| Completed: | 20 February 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 26 October 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Yūgumo-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,520 long tons (2,560 t) |
| Length: | 119.15 m (390 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draught: | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Armament: | • 6 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/50 caliber DP guns • up to 28 × 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns • up to 4 × 13 mm (0.51 in) AA guns • 8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes • 36 depth charges |
Hayashimo (早霜, "Early Frost") was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Battle of the Philippine Sea: Assigned to Force B. In the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Hayashimo escorted the 1st Diversion Attack Force commanded by Admiral Kurita Takeo. She was damaged on 25 October 1944 during air attacks in the Battle off Samar. Falling behind the withdrawing fleet, she was escorted toward Coron by Akishimo until 26 October, when latter was ordered to rejoin the fleet. Hayashimo lost her bow to a torpedo in renewed air attacks on 26 October. She was grounded and sank in shallow water off Semirara Island, 40 miles (75 km) southeast of Mindoro (12°50′N 121°21′E / 12.833°N 121.350°E). Salvage attempts and sporadic air attacks continued through 12 November, when the last of the crew finally abandoned ship.
See also
- List of World War II ships
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
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