Japanese destroyer Asashio
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Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese destroyer Asashio canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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World War II naval ship ⓘ destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | 25 mm anti-aircraft guns (various mounts) ⓘ |
| armamentMainGuns | 6 × 127 mm guns in 3 twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentOther | depth charges ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes |
8 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
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Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes ⓘ |
| attacker | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 10.4 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| builder | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | air attack ⓘ |
| class | Asashio-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1937-08-31 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewType | officers and enlisted sailors of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2400 tons (approximate) ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 2000 tons (approximate) ⓘ |
| draft | 3.7 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-08-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1936-12-16 ⓘ |
| length | 118 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Bismarck Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| namesake | Asashio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed without London Naval Treaty limitations
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heavy torpedo armament for a destroyer ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Sunda Strait
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ invasion of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ invasion of the Philippines (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 50000 shp (approximate) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 5000 nautical miles at 18 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| role |
escort for troop convoys
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screening for larger combatants ⓘ torpedo attack ship ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Battle of the Bismarck Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1943-03-03 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
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