Japanese destroyer Momi (Type D)
- Japanese destroyer Momi (Type D)
. Between October 25 and November 2, together with the destroyer on a transport mission from Sasebo to Keelung, then returned to Kure.
"Momi" sortied from Kure on December 16, 1944 as part of the escort for the aircraft carrier , which sank "Unryū," then submerged deep to escape the charging "Hinoki." "Shigure" remained in the area to pick up survivors and attempt to track down and sink the American submarine, while "Hinoki" and "Momi" shaped course for Japanese-occupied China. From there, they escorted "Ikutagawa Maru" to Manila, arriving on January 4, 1945.
The two destroyers were then ordered to withdraw to Taiwan, but were caught by American destroyers, including USS|Bennion|DD-662, on the afternoon of January 5. They escaped 127 mm (5 in) gunfire and a spread of torpedoes fired from maximum range, but were caught by carrier-based aircraft from Task Force 77. A 454 kg (1,000 lb) bomb from an SBD Dauntless crippled "Hinoki" at 5:17 PM; then, at 7:10 PM, a torpedo from a TBF Avenger struck "Momi", and she sank with all hands. (coord|14|0|N|120|20|E)
Commanding officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Tsuneo Yonei - August 1944 - 7 September 1944
* Lt. Cmdr. Tsuneo Yonei - 7 September 1944 - 5 January 1945 (KIA)
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/Unryu.htm "Star-Crossed Sortie: The Last Voyage of "Unryū" and DesDiv 52"] by Anthony Tully (retrieved January 16, 2007)
* [http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0432.htm "Matsu" class 1st class destroyers"] (retrieved January 16, 2007)
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