IJN Shigure
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Shigure
was a Shiratsuyu
class destroyer that was laid down by Uraga Dock Company
in December 1933 for the Imperial Navy. She was launched
in May 1935, and was commissioned the year after. She
was extensively used as a escort under second world war,
and participated in the Battle of Midway in 1942 and
supplying the Japanese forces under the battles of
Guadalcanal. She was engaged in battle several times,
and was finally sunk by the American submarine USS
Blackfin 24.January 1945 in the Gulf of Thailand.
Remains of a wreck which is believed to be IJN Shigure,
rest today on a depth of approximately 55 meter
northeast of Kuala Terengganu.
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 Picture: IJN Shigure - 時雨 From video by Mario Rossi Last updated: January 2019 |
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