- Japanese destroyer Sagiri
"Sagiri" (Japanese 狭霧, "Thin Fog") was a "Fubuki" class
destroyer that served in theImperial Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese War andWorld War II ."Sagiri" was laid down by the Uraga Dock Co. on
28 March 1929 , launched on23 December of the same year, and commissioned on31 January 1931 . It was the sixth of the intermediate group of "Fubuki" class destroyers."Sagiri" was assigned to "Destroyer Division 20" and took part in Imperial Japanese Navy combat maneuvers and the
Second Sino-Japanese War during the 1930s.On
8 December 1941 , duringWorld War II , "Destroyer Division 20" provided covering fire for the Japanese landings at the port city ofSongkhla in southernThailand . On17 December 1941 , "Sagiri", which was detached from "Destroyer Division 20", took part in the Japanese landings at Miri in northernBorneo . On23 December -24 December 1941 , it participated in the invasion atKuching inSarawak . On24 December 1941 , "Sagiri" was steaming about 35 miles off Kuching when it was torpedoed by the Dutchsubmarine "K XVI". "Sagiri"'s torpedoes caught fire and exploded, sinking the ship with the loss of 121 of its crew.Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Tamibe Sakano - 1 August 1930 - 30 January 1931
Cmdr. Tamibe Sakano - 30 January 1931 - 1 December 1931
Cmdr. Takeo Shimizu - 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1934
Cmdr. Shigeyasu Nishioka - 15 November 1934 - 1 November 1935
Lt. Cmdr. Kiichiro Shoji - 1 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Yamamoto - 1 December 1937 - 25 June 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Takeo Koyama - 25 June 1938 - 9 July 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Etsuma Tsubogi - 9 July 1938 - 15 October 1938
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kenma Isogu - 15 October 1938 - 15 November 1939(Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1938.)
Cmdr. Masashichi Shirahama - 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Koushichi Sugioka - 15 November 1940 - 24 December 1941(Promoted to Commander on 15 October 1941.)
References
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/sagiri_t.htm Long Lancers: IJN "Sagiri": Tabular Record of Movement]
* [http://navalhistory.flixco.info/G/105013x9/8330/a0.htm "Sagiri" in Naval History of World Wars]
* [http://www.lemaire.happyhost.org/ship/+navires3/3639.html#301256 LemaireSoft's Sagiri, N°50]
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