Amagiri in November 1930
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History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Amagiri |
Ordered | 1923 Fiscal Year |
Builder | Ishikawajima Shipyards |
Yard number | Destroyer No. 49 |
Laid down | 28 November 1928 |
Launched | 27 February 1930 |
Commissioned | 10 November 1930 |
Fate | Sunk near Borneo, 23 April 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fubuki-class destroyer |
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Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 219 |
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Amagiri (天霧, "Fogged or Clouded Sky") was the 15th of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world.[1] They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War. She is most famous for ramming the PT-109 commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, who would later become the 35th President of the United States.