Japanese destroyer Akigumo
- Japanese destroyer Akigumo
"Akigumo" .
"Akigumo" served during the Pacific war in various theatres and by 1943/44 received the typical mid-war radar and AA refits, bringing the light AA outfit finally to four triple and one twin 25mm mounts, plus some singles, and mounting both the active type 22 and the passive type E-27 radars.
On 11 April 1944, "Akigumo" was torpedoed and sunk by USS|Redfin|SS-272 30 miles (55 km) southeast of Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines (coord|06|43|N|122|23|E).
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Terumichi Arimoto - 15 June 1941 - 27 September 1941
* Cmdr. Terumichi Arimoto - 27 September 1941 - 24 December 1941
* Cmdr. Shoohei Sooma - 24 December 1941 - 11 November 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. Atsuo Iritono - 11 November 1943 - 11 April 1944 (KIA)
*Lt. Cmdr. Sadau Shagusa
Debate over classification
It is still debated whether the ship was the second unit of the "Yūgumo"-class or the last (19th) ship of the preceding "Kagerō"-class.
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/kagero_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Kagero"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/akigum_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Akigumo" history]
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