Japanese destroyer Usugumo

Japanese destroyer Usugumo

"Usugumo" was a "Fubuki"-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Thin Misty Clouds".

On 2 July 1944, "Usugumo" departed Otaru, Hokkaido, escorting a convoy towards Kuriles. On 5 July, she was torpedoed by USS "Skate" (SS-305) in the Sea of Okhotsk, 330 miles (610 km) west-southwest of Paramushiro (coord|47|43|N|147|55|E). Two torpedoes broke her back; she sank in six minutes, leaving no survivors.

On 10 September 1944, "Usugumo" was removed from the Navy List.

Commanding Officers

Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Eiji Goto - 15 February 1928 - 26 July 1928

Cmdr. Eiji Goto - 26 July 1928 - 10 December 1928

Cmdr. Tsuyoshi Kobata - 10 December 1928 - 15 November 1929

Cmdr. Nagashi Ito - 15 November 1929 - 15 November 1930

Cmdr. Hisao Ikeda - 15 November 1930 - 1 December 1932

Cmdr. Heitaro Edo - 1 December 1932 - 4 April 1933

Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Ryukichi Tamura - 4 April 1933 - 1 November 1934(Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1933.)

Cmdr. Teruo Akiyama - 1 November 1934 - 15 November 1934

Lt. Cmdr. Yasuhide Setoyama - 15 November 1934 - 1 December 1936

Cmdr. Masayuki Kitamura - 1 December 1936 - 20 October 1937

Lt. Cmdr. Iwata Yamamoto - 20 October 1937 - 1 December 1937

Lt. Cmdr. Itsumi Torii - 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938

Lt. Cmdr. Toshio Miyazaki - 15 December 1938 - 10 October 1939

Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kiichi Shintani - 10 October 1939 - 10 December 1940(Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1940.)

Lt. Cmdr. Youji Tanegashima - 10 December 1940 - 10 February 1941

Lt. Cmdr. Takeshi Koyama - 10 February 1941 - 20 September 1941

Cmdr. Hinoe Tomoshige - 20 September 1941 - 20 June 1942

Lt. Cmdr. Shunsaku Ikeda - 20 June 1942 - 8 November 1943

Lt. Cmdr. Tsugukazu Wakasugi - 8 November 1943 - 5 July 1944 (KIA)


See also

* List of World War II ships

External links

* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/fubuki_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Fubuki"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/usugum_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Usugumo" history]


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