INJ Oite - 追風Micronesia,Asia
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Destroyer
# 11 was a Kamikaze class Japanese destroyer laid down at
Uraga Docks in Yokusaka in March 1923. She was launched in
November 1924, and was commissioned in 1925. Three years
later she was renamed to Oite. In world war two she had an
active duty, extensively used in most parts of the Pacific
ocean. 16. February 1944 she escorted the damaged Japanese
cruiser Agano from Truk, when the cruiser was torpedoed
and sunk by the American submarine USS Skate. Oite rescued
the crew and sat course for Truk lagoon. Two days later,
at the entrance to the lagoon, she was attacked and sunk
by American torpedo bombers from Task Force 58. A torpedo
split the hull in two, and she immediately went down in
the deep. The wreck was found in 1986 and rest today on a
depth of 55 to 60 meters.
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 Picture: IJN Oite - 追風 Courtesy of Wikia, Public domain Last updated: August 2019 |
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