- The
Hiburi-class
escort ship (日振型海防艦,,
Hiburi-gata Kaibōkan) was a
design development from the Mikura-class
escort ships of the
Imperial ****anese Navy...
- were
dedicated to the anti-aircraft (AA) and anti-submarine role. Nine
Hiburi-class (日振) or
Modified Type B
ocean defence ships were
commissioned between...
- the
Mikura design;
three ships -
Hiburi (#328), Daitō (#333) and Shōnan (#339) - were
altered to be
built to the
Hiburi design; and five
ships -
Ukuru (#332)...
- were two of the
Hiburi class -
numbers #5265 (Ōtsu) and #5266 (Tomoshiri). Shimushu-class
escort ship Etorofu-class
escort ship
Hiburi-class
escort ship...
- Etorofu-class
escort ship – 14
built Mikura-class
escort ship – 8
built Hiburi-class
escort ship – 9
built Ukuru-class
escort ship – 29
built Type C escort...
- Sado,
Matsuwa and
Hiburi were
intercepted by USS Harder and
Haddo as they
attempted to
rejoin their convoy in Manila.
Matsuwa and
Hiburi were
torpedoed by...
-
hitting Matsuwa and
Hiburi;
Haddo scored hits in Sado. At
first light,
Dealey finished off
Matsuwa and
Nimitz Sado; when
Nimitz missed Hiburi,
Dealey finished...
-
coastal defense vessels off Bataan,
Harder sinking frigates Matsuwa and
Hiburi; then,
joined by Hake that night, they
headed for
Caiman Point, Luzon. At...
- Type A
Shimushu Etorofu (A Kai) Type B
Mikura Hiburi (B bis)
Ukuru (B Kai) Type C
Number 1 Type D
Number 2...
- Hsi (ex IJN Sumida) Hashidate-class
gunboat ROCN
Chang Zhi (ex IJN Uji)
Hiburi-class
escort ship ROCN **** An (ex IJN Shisaka) Kagerō-class
destroyer ROCN...
