 Kuroshio being launched |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kuroshio |
| Launched: | 25 October 1938 |
| Struck: | 20 June 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 8 May 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kagero-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,490 long tons (2,530 t) |
| Length: | 118.5 m (388 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draft: | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 240 |
| Armament: | • 6 × 5 in (130 mm)/50 caliber DP guns • up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns • up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns • 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes • 36 depth charges |
Kuroshio (黒潮) was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named for the Kuroshio Current, the "Black Stream".
On the night of 7–8 May 1943, while on a troop transport run to Kolombangara, she struck mines when leaving Vila (Kolombangara), and sank (08°08′S 156°55′E / 8.133°S 156.917°E).
Commanding Officers
- Cmdr. Jiro Okamoto - 1 January 1940 - 15 November 1940
- Cmdr. Shinichirou Maeda - 15 November 1940 - 10 September 1941
- Cmdr. Tamaki Ugaki - 10 September 1941 - 10 November 1942
- Cmdr. Hajime Takeuchi - 10 November 1942 - 23 February 1943
- Cmdr. Nagahide Sugitani - 23 February 1943 - 8 May 1943
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