Asagiri underway on 29 March 1936.
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History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Asagiri |
Namesake | Morning Fog |
Ordered | 1923 Fiscal Year |
Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
Yard number | Destroyer No. 47 |
Laid down | 12 December 1928 |
Launched | 18 November 1929 |
Commissioned | 30 June 1930 |
Stricken | 1 October 1942 |
Fate | Sunk in action, 28 August 1942 |
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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Asagiri (朝霧, "Morning Fog")[1] was the thirteenth of twenty-four 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.[2] They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.