Japanese destroyer Oyashio
 Oyashio in 1943
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| Name | Oyashio |
| Ordered | 1937 |
| Laid down | 29 March 1939 |
| Launched | 29 November 1938 |
| Commissioned | 20 August 1940 |
| Stricken | 20 June 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk in action, 8 May 1943 |
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| Class and type | Kagero-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,490 long tons (2,530 t) |
| Length | 118.5 m (388 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement | 240 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 6 × 5 in (130 mm)/50 caliber DP guns • up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns • up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns • 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes • 36 depth charges |
Oyashio (親潮) was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named for the Oyashio Current, or "Cold Current".
On 8 May 1943, Oyashio led a troop transport run to Kolombangara. While leaving Vila (Kolombangara), she was disabled by a mine, then suffered further damage in air attacks due to a direct bomb hit, near-misses and strafing. She finally sank southwest of Kolombangara (08°08′S 156°55′E / 8.133°S 156.917°E).
Commanding Officers
- Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Kunizo Kanaoka - 1 December 1939 - 20 August 1940
- Cmdr. Kunizo Kanaoka - 20 August 1940 - September 12 1941
- Cmdr. Tokiyoshi Arima - 12 August 1941 - 28 November 1942
- Lt. Cmdr. Hideo Higashi - 28 November 1942 - 8 May 1943
See also
External links
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 Republic of China Navy |
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