Amagiri

The Amagiri in pre-WWII service.
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Laid down:	November 28, 1928
Launched:	February 27, 1930
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Commissioned:	November 10, 1930
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Fate:	Sunk near Borneo on April 23, 1944
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Displacement:	2,050 tons
Length:	378 feet 3 inches
Beam:	34 feet 0 inches
Draft:	10 feet 6 inches
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Propulsion and power:	4x Kampon type boilers, 2x Parsons geared turbines driving, 2x shafts at 50,000 shp
Speed:	38 knots
Range:	5,000 miles at 14 knots
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Complement:	197
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Armament:	6x 5-inch guns (3x two-gun turrets), up to 22x 25mm AA guns, up to 10x 13mm AA guns, 9x 24" torpedo tubes, 36x depth charges
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Many people know the story of how the PT-109 commanded by future United States President, then Lieutenant, John F. Kennedy was cut in half by a destroyer in the Blackett Strait on the night of 2 August 1943. Few people know anything about the destroyer itself. The Amagiri (Misty Rain), one of 20 Fubuki class destroyers, was laid down at the Ishikawajima dockyard at Tokyo, Japan on 28 November 1928, launched 27 February 1930, and commissioned 10 November 1930. Image File history File links H50198. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Image File history File links Japanese-War-Ensign. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Borneo and Sulawesi Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... PT-109 redirects here. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... The Fubuki The Fubuki Class destroyers, originally only known as numbered destroyers 35 to 54 of the Imperial Japanese Navy Special Type, were completed between 1928 and 1931. ... View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ...

The Amagiri took part in combat training in the early 1930's. In 1934 it was slightly damaged in a storm along with several other Imperial Japanese Navy ships in the Korea Strait. This destroyer took part in the Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930's and was assigned to the 20th Destroyer Division. It took part in the successful Japanese landing at Singora, Thailand in December of 1941. In January 1942, it engaged two British destroyers off the coast of Malaya and sank the HMS Thanet. In February 1942, the Amagiri supported Japanese landings in Java. In April of 1942, the Amagiri was assigned to the Southern Group of the Supporting Force in Operation C which was a major raid on allied shipping along the east coast of India. On 6 April 1942, the Amagiri, along with the cruisers Mikuma and Mogami sank three allied merchant ships along the Indian coast. Later in the spring of 1942, it was assigned to Admiral Yamamoto's main body at the Battle of Midway. In August 1942, the ship was transferred to the Solomon Islands area to oppose the American landings on Guadalcanal. It was very active during the Battle of Guadalcanal and the Central Solomons Campaign and participated in the Battle of Kula Gulf. On 2 August 1943 the ship was on a reinforcement run to Vila when it rammed the PT-109 and engaged other PT boats in the Blackett Strait south of Kolombangara. On the night of 24-25 November 1943, the Amagiri was on a reinforcement mission to Bougainville when it became involved in the Battle of Cape St. George. The ship escaped the pursuing American destroyers led by Captain Arleigh Burke. On 23 April 1944, while cruising near Borneo, the Amagiri struck a Naval mine and sank. Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... There were two wars known as the Sino-Japanese War (between China and Japan): The First Sino-Japanese War occurred between 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... Mogami was the first in a class of four heavy cruisers that sailed in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Three of the four Mogami-class ships, Mogami, Suzuya, and Kumano, were sunk in the Pacific Ocean in 1944. ... Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六 Yamamoto Isoroku) (April 4, 1884 - April 18, 1943) was the outstanding Japanese naval commander of World War II. Family background Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano (高野 五十六 Takano Isoroku) in Nagaoka in Niigata. ... The Battle of Midway took place on June 5, 1942 (June 4 – June 7 in U.S. time zones). ... Guadalcanal, a 2,510 square mile (6,500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands, is largely a jungle. ... Combatants United States, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands Japan Commanders Frank Fletcher (tactical commander) Alexander Vandegrift (ground force commander) Hyakutake Haruyoshi (ground forces) Gunichi Mikawa (naval forces) Strength 29,000 (November 12) 30,000 (November 12) Casualties 1,492 killed, 4,500 wounded 15,000 KIA, 9,000... The Battle of Kula Gulf was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought in the early hours of 6 July 1943, between United States and Japanese ships off the coast of Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands. ... PT boats in line A PT boat was a motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol PT, for Patrol Torpedo), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. ... New Georgia Islands Kolombangara is an island in the New Georgia Islands group of the Solomon Islands. ... Location of North Solomons (Bougainville) Province in Papua New Guinea This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Admiral Arleigh Burke in 1951 Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 _ January 1, 1996), an Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, was born far from the sea in Boulder, Colorado. ... A naval mine is a stationary self-contained explosive device placed in water, to destroy ships and/or submarines. ...

References

• Long Lancers: IJN Amagiri: Tabular Record of Movement
• Amagiri in Naval History of World Wars
• LemaireSoft's Amagiri, N°49