Japanese destroyer Sakura (Type D)
- Japanese destroyer Sakura (Type D)
The to Shanghai. On 15 March "Sakura" was reassigned to Destroyer Division 53 (Desdiv 53), Desron 11, Combined Fleet.
In June, the squadron conducted minesweeping duties in the Osaka Bay area. On 11 July, "Sakura" was sunk after she struck a mine in Osaka Harbor (coord |34|36|N|135|28|E); her aft magazine exploded, severing her stern. The ship sank rapidly, stern first; the rapid sinking meant that nearly 100 crewmen were trapped inside her hull and drowned. Of her crew 130 were killed, including Lt.Cmdr. Shimobe.
"Sakura" should not be confused with military convoy ships with the name "Sakura Maru" and an identifying number (such as "Sakura Maru" 14), nor should it be confused with the two ship, 600-ton "Sakura"-class destroyers of 1911.
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*Tamiya Waterline Series Instruction sheet, 1994
*Warships in Profile, Volume 1, Doubleday & Company, 1972
*Warships in Profile, Volume 3, Doubleday & Company, 1974
References
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/matsu_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Matsu"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/sakura_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Sakura" ship history]
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