Japanese destroyer Shinonome (1927)
Shinonome in 1930.
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History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Shinonome |
Namesake | Daybreak |
Ordered | 1923 Fiscal Year |
Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
Yard number | Destroyer No.40 |
Laid down | 12 August 1926 |
Launched | 26 November 1927 |
Commissioned | 25 July 1928 |
Stricken | 15 January 1942 |
Fate | Sunk on 17 December 1941, bombed by Dutch Aircraft |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fubuki-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
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Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 219 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Shinonome (東雲, ”Daybreak”)[1] was the sixth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I.[2] They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.
History
Construction of the advanced Fubuki-class destroyers was authorized as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's expansion program from fiscal year 1923, intended to give Japan a qualitative edge with the world's most modern ships.
Operational history
On completion, Shinonome was assigned to Destroyer Division 12 under the
World War II history
At the time of the
From 16 December, Shinonome was assigned to cover Japanese landings during
On 15 January 1942, Shinonome was struck from the
Shinonome wreckage
The exact position of the wreck of Shinonome remains unknown, but it likely lies somewhere between Seria, Brunei to the north, and Miri town itself. A team of wreck researchers, based in Miri and with help from the Netherlands, has been searching for the ship's remains since 2004. The team has identified several prospective sites, and is in the process of confirming them. The position, orientation and condition of the wreck will help to resolve the lingering uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding the Shinonome's demise.
Notes
- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. page 213
- ^ Globalsecurity.org. "IJN Fubuki class destroyers".
- ^ Fitzsimons, Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare p.1040
- ^ Peattie & Evans, Kaigun page 221-222.
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class 1st class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "IJN Shinonome: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two.
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
References
- Brown, David (1990). Warship Losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
- 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
- Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "IJN Shinonome: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com.
- Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Fubuki class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- Shirakumo in Naval History of World Wars
- Globalsecurity.org. "IJN Fubuki class destroyers".