Japanese destroyer Ōshio
 Ōshio on trials
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Ōshio |
| Ordered | 1934 Maru-2 Program |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 5 August 1936 |
| Launched | 19 April 1937 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1937 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1943 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Albacore, 20 February 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Asashio-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,370 long tons (2,408 t) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft geared turbine, 3 boilers, 50,000 shp (37,285 kW) |
| Speed | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Range | |
| Complement | 200 |
| Armament |
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Ōshio (大潮, High Tide)
History
The Asashio-class destroyers were larger and more capable that the preceding Shiratsuyu class, as Japanese naval architects were no longer constrained by the provisions of the London Naval Treaty. These light cruiser-sized vessels were designed to take advantage of Japan’s lead in torpedo technology, and to accompany the Japanese main striking force and in both day and night attacks against the United States Navy as it advanced across the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese naval strategic projections.[2] Despite being one of the most powerful classes of destroyers in the world at the time of their completion, none survived the Pacific War.[3]
Ōshio, built at the
Operational history
At the time of the
Ōshio escorted a Malaya troop convoy from Mako towards
On the night of 19 February 1942, Ōshio participated in the
In March, after emergency repairs at Makassar, Ōshio returned to Yokosuka Naval Arsenal for repairs, which lasted to the end of the year.
In early January 1943, Ōshio was sent from
Notes
- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 750
- ^ Peattie & Evans, Kaigun .
- ^ Globalsecurity.org, IJN Asashio class destroyers
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Asashio class 1st class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ a b c Allyn D. Nevitt (1998). "IJN Oshio: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
References
- D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
- Brown, David (1990). Warship Losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
- ISBN 0-517-56952-3.
- Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945. Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-11402-8.
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-0408-7.
- Watts, Anthony J (1967). Japanese Warships of World War II. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-3850-9189-3.
- Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
External links
- CombinedFleet.com: Asashio-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Oshio history
- GlobalSecurity.org: Asashio class destroyers
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