Amagiri (天霧, "Fogged or Clouded Sky") was the 15th of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced...
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name Amagiri: Japanese destroyer Amagiri (1930), a Fubuki-class destroyer launched in 1930 and sunk in 1944 JDS Amagiri, an Asagiri-class destroyer launched...
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of Kavieng, killing nine crewmen, and had to be towed back to Rabaul by Amagiri. She was sent back to Japan for repairs at the end of July. Yūgiri returned...
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the process. However, what made Amagiri such a famous destroyer was an event that occurred on August 2 1943. Amagiri was the lead ship on a troop transport...
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The Fubuki-class destroyers (吹雪型駆逐艦, Fubukigata kuchikukan) were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Fubuki class has...
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oncoming northbound destroyer Amagiri, but Ross did not have time to load a shell into the closed breech of the weapon. Amagiri was traveling at a relatively...
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following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable...
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This is a list of destroyers of the Second World War. The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically...
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down on 7 March 1930, launched on 22 October 1931 and commissioned on 15 August 1932. Construction of the advanced Akatsuki-class destroyers was authorized...
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action by gunfire of Japanese cruiser Sendai and destroyers Shirayuki, Yūgiri, Fubuki, Asagiri, Amagiri, and Hatsuyuki during the night action off Endau...
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of the 31st Destroyer Group (Desdiv 31) on 12 February 1943. Kagawa's group consisted of the destroyers Ōnami (flagship), Makinami, Amagiri, Yūgiri and...
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MaritimeQuest Japanese Destroyer Index MaritimeQuest Akatsuki Class Destroyers Overview MaritimeQuest Akizuki Class Destroyers Overview MaritimeQuest...
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30 June 1930. Originally assigned hull designation “Destroyer No. 47”, she was named Asagiri, after that of a previous Harusame-class destroyer before...
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23 December 1929 and commissioned on 31 January 1930. Originally assigned hull designation "Destroyer No. 50", she was commissioned as Sagiri. The 4th...
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Rear-Admiral Shintarō Hashimoto, and six Fubuki-class destroyers, Fubuki, Hatsuyuki, Shirayuki, Asagiri, Amagiri, and Yūgiri. The squadron was augmented with the...
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the destroyers' radar sets picked up Amagiri approaching; the latter was also searching for Niizuki when lookouts spotted the two American destroyers. Amagiri...
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when PT-109 was rammed suddenly at an angle and cut in half by the destroyer Amagiri, killing two PT-109 crew members. Avoiding surrender, the remaining...
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stayed afloat for 12 hours after she was cut in half by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. PT-323 (Elco) was cut in half by a kamikaze aircraft on 10 December...
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and Tanikaze were to escort the other seven destroyers—Nagatsuki, Mochizuki, Mikazuki, Hamakaze, Amagiri, Hatsuyuki, and Satsuki—carried 2,400 troops...
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Mogami and destroyer Amagiri detached and formed the Southern Group, which hunted for merchant shipping in the Bay of Bengal, while Chōkai, Destroyer Squadron...
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From 27 February, Ōi, together with light cruiser Kinu and destroyers Uranami, Amagiri and Shikinami, was assigned to escort the heavy cruisers Tone...
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frigate that was wrecked in the Java Sea. Amagiri Imperial Japanese Navy 23 April 1944 A Fubuki-class destroyer that struck a mine near Balikpapan. 02°10′S...
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Bob; Kingsepp, Sander; Cundall, Peter (2008–2018). "IJN Second Class Destroyer SANAE: Tabular Record of Movement". www.combinedfleet.com (Revision 11 ed...
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World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but...
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– WWII: John F. Kennedy's PT boat PT-109 is run down by Japanese destroyer Amagiri. August 3 – Patton slapping incident: U.S. General George S. Patton...
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Torpedo Boat PT-109 when the ship was rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri in 1943. First president to ceremoniously grant a non-U.S. citizen...
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8th Fleet. On 26 September, I-2 reached Shortland Island, where the destroyers Amagiri and Ayanami had delivered four Daihatsu-class landing craft, each...
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their sidearms a slight resistance was shown. The boarding party from the destroyer HMS Jaguar being obstructed fired a burst of machine-gun fire, which was...
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1937-1942". WreckSite.eu. Retrieved 13 August 2013. "MV Ducalion cargo ship 1930-1942". Wrecksite. Retrieved 16 August 2014. Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's...
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8th Fleet. On 26 September, I-3 reached Shortland Island, where the destroyers Amagiri and Ayanami had delivered four Daihatsu-class landing craft, each...
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