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Akishimo (秋霜, "Autumn Frost") was a Yūgumo-class
destroyer of the
Imperial ****anese Navy. The Yūgumo
class was a
repeat of the
preceding Kagerō
class with...
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caliber machine gun from the
wreck as a war prize. In November,
Okinami and
Akishimo were sunk in
harbor by land
based aircraft,
while Hamanami and Naganami...
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suffer minor damage due to air
attacks and a
minor collision with
Akishimo. She
returned to
Manila on 31 October. On 4 November,
Shimakaze was appointed...
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torpedoed and sank the
heavy cruiser Maya near Palawan. The
destroyer Akishimo rescued 769
survivors and
transferred them to
Musashi later in the day...
- U-771, U-1200,
Wakatsuki 12 Nov: HMAS Marlean,
Tirpitz 13 Nov: Akebono,
Akishimo, Hatsuharu,
Hatsu Maru, I-12, I-38, Kiso,
Okinami 17 Nov: USS LST-6, Mayasan...
- battery): Nowaki,
Hamakaze 2 Yūgumo-class (6 × 5 in. main battery): Hayashimo,
Akishimo 4 Shiratsuyu-class (5 × 5 in. main battery):
Shiratsuyu (sunk following...
- air
attack 26 Oct) 9
destroyers 8 Yugumo-class (6 × 5-in. main battery)
Akishimo, Asashimo,
Fujinami (sunk by air
attack 27 Oct), Hamanami,
Hayashimo (sunk...
- U-771, U-1200,
Wakatsuki 12 Nov: HMAS Marlean,
Tirpitz 13 Nov: Akebono,
Akishimo, Hatsuharu,
Hatsu Maru, I-12, I-38, Kiso,
Okinami 17 Nov: USS LST-6, Mayasan...
- Ship Keel Laid Commis-
sioned War Loss
Akishimo (Autumn Frost) May 1943 Mar 1944 Air
attack at Cavite, Nov 1944
Asashimo (Morning Frost) Jan 1943 Nov 1943...
- her
captain (09°27′N 117°23′E / 9.450°N 117.383°E / 9.450; 117.383).
Akishimo rescued 769 men, and
transferred them to the
battleship Musashi, which...
