 Kishinami and the escort carrierUn'yō anchored off Yokosuka, 8 February 1944 | |
| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Kishinami |
| Builder | Uraga Dock Company |
| Launched | 19 August 1943 |
| Completed | 3 December 1943 |
| Stricken | 10 January 1945 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 4 December 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Yūgumo-classdestroyer |
| 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 | 35knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement | 228 |
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Kishinami (岸波; "Shore Waves") was aYūgumo-classdestroyer of theImperial Japanese Navy.
TheYūgumo class was a repeat of the precedingKagerō class with minor improvements that increased their anti-aircraft capabilities. Their crew numbered 228 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured 119.17 meters (391 ft 0 in)overall, with abeam of 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) and adraft of 3.76 meters (12 ft 4 in).[1] They displaced 2,110 metric tons (2,080 long tons) atstandard load and 2,560 metric tons (2,520 long tons) at deep load.[2] The ships had twoKampon gearedsteam turbines, each driving onepropeller shaft, using steam provided by three Kamponwater-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000shaft horsepower (39,000 kW) for a designed speed of 35knots (65 km/h; 40 mph).[3]
The main armament of theYūgumo class consisted of sixType 3 127-millimeter (5.0 in) guns in three twin-gun turrets, onesuperfiring pair aft and one turret forward of thesuperstructure.[2] The guns were able to elevate up to 75° to increase their ability against aircraft, but their slow rate of fire, slow traversing speed, and the lack of any sort of high-anglefire-control system meant that they were virtually useless asanti-aircraft guns.[4] They were built with fourType 96 25-millimeter (1.0 in) anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but more of these guns were added over the course of the war. The ships were also armed with eight 610-millimeter (24.0 in)torpedo tubes in a two quadruple traversing mounts; one reload was carried for each tube. Their anti-submarine weapons comprised twodepth charge throwers for which 36 depth charges were carried.[2]
Kishinami assisted in sinking the submarineUSS Trout on 29 February 1944, with the loss of all 81 hands at the position22°40′N131°45′E / 22.667°N 131.750°E /22.667; 131.750.[5] At theBattle of the Philippine Sea, she was assigned to the Van Force. In theBattle of Leyte Gulf the ship was assigned to the 1st Diversion Attack Force. She rescued survivors of the sinking cruiserAtago, including Vice AdmiralTakeo Kurita.[6] The destroyer suffered minor damage from near misses and strafing on 24–25 October. She ran aground on a reef on 28 October offBrunei, her top speed was reduced to 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). The ship was repaired atSingapore in mid-November.
On 2 December 1944,Kishinami departedManila, escortingHakko Maru back toSingapore. On 4 December she wastorpedoed and sunk by the submarineUSS Flasher west ofPalawan Island at13°12′N116°37′E / 13.200°N 116.617°E /13.200; 116.617. Ninety members of her crew were killed, including Commander Mifune; 150 survivors rescued byYurishima andCD-17. Also among the dead was Ensign Susumu Nagumo, son of Vice AdmiralChuichi Nagumo.
On 10 January 1945,Kishinami was removed from the Navy List.
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