Japanese destroyer Kiyoshimo
 Kiyoshimo off Uraga on 15 May 1944. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kiyoshimo |
| Launched: | 29 February 1944 |
| Completed: | 16 May 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 February 1945 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 26 December 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 |
Kiyoshimo (清霜, "Clear Frost") was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Battle of Leyte Gulf: Battle of Sibuyan Sea: Assigned to 1st Diversion Attack Force. During an air attack received one direct hit and five near misses. Assisted Battleship Musashi and rescued survivors after the crew of the Musashi abandoned ship. Repaired November 8–12 at Singapore.
On 26 December 1944, then with the 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 (12°20′N 121°0′E / 12.333°N 121.000°E); 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.
See also
- List of World War II ships
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
- CombinedFleet.com: Yūgumo-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Kiyoshimo history
- bosamar.com: YUGUMO CLASS DESTROYER
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