Oyashio ( Jap. 潮 潮 parental course ) [1] - Japanese destroyer type "Kagero" . It is named after the eponymous cold current from the Bering Strait , carrying water along the coast of Japan. The fourth of 19 Kagero-class destroyers built in 1937 - 1941 at Japanese shipyards for the Imperial Navy of Japan as part of the "Third Program for the Expansion of the Naval Arms" ( Maru San Keikaku ).
| Oyashio | |
|---|---|
| jap. 親 潮 | |
 Oyashio in 1943 | |
| Service | |
 Japan | |
| Class and type of vessel | destroyer |
| Organization | Imperial Navy of Japan |
| Manufacturer | Maizuru KK Maizuru |
| Construction started | March 29, 1938 |
| Launched | November 29, 1938 |
| Commissioned | August 20, 1940 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | June 20, 1943 |
| Status | sunk |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2,033 t standard 2 540 t full |
| Length | 118.5 m |
| Width | 10.80 m |
| Draft | 3.76 m |
| Engines | 3 Kampon boilers 2 TK “Kanpon” |
| Power | 52 000 h.p. (39 000 kW ) |
| Mover | 2 |
| Speed | 35.5 knots (40.9 mph; 65.7 km / h) |
| Sailing range | 5,000 miles at 18 knots |
| Crew | 239 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 6 (3x2) 12.7 cm / 50 Type 3 |
| Flak | 2 (1939), 8 (1943), 25 mm anti-aircraft guns Type 96 |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 18 depth charges |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2x4 610 mm SLT 16 torpedoes Type 93 |
Content
- 1 Background
- 2 History
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Background
The destroyers of the Kagero type were outwardly almost identical to the destroyers of the Asashio type , but with improvements made by Japanese designers. They were designed to accompany the Japanese main forces and repel U.S. Navy attacks during the day and night as they move across the Pacific Ocean , in line with Japanese naval strategic forecasts. [2] Despite the fact that destroyers of the Kagero type belonged to one of the most powerful ships of their class in the world at the time of their completion, only one of the 19 built survived during the war in the Pacific Ocean . [3]
History
Laid down in March 1938 at the Maizuru KK shipyard , launched November 29, 1938 , entered service on August 20, 1940 . [four]
During the attack on Pearl Harbor , Oyashio was included in the 15th destroyer division of the 2nd fleet and was based in Palau . Used as part of an escort for the Ryujo aircraft carrier during the invasion of the Philippines and the Itsukushima mine layer . [5]
In early 1942, Oyashio participated in the invasion of the Dutch East Indies , accompanying the invasion forces in Manado , Kendari and Ambon in January, as well as the invasion forces in Makassar , Timor and Java in February. On February 8, Kuroshio rescued the survivors of the sinking of Natsushio. March 5, with the assistance of the destroyer "Kuroshio" sank the mine layer of the British Navy . At the end of March, he was accompanied by the Kaga aircraft carrier from Staring-baai Bay in Sulawesi to the base in Sasebo .
In late April, the Oyashio left Kure to assist in the occupation of the Kagayan Islands near Palawan in early May, and on May 17 returned with the damaged Shokaku aircraft carrier from Manila to Kura. In early June, Oyashio left Saipan to escort transports to transport troops to participate in the Battle of Midway .
In mid-June 1942, the Oyashio was included in cruiser escort ships to participate in the planned Indian Ocean raid , but the operation was canceled by the time it reached Mergui in Burma . After that, he was reassigned as an escort ship for the Kumano and Suzuya cruisers operating in the Balikpapan and Solomon Islands areas . During the battle for the Eastern Solomon Islands on August 24, the Oyashio was part of the advance formation of the 2nd Fleet (Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondo ), but did not take part in the battle. During September, Oyashio was used to patrol between the Truk and Guadalcanal islands , and in October joined the Tokyo Express , which provided reinforcements, weapons, and ammunition to the army operating on the islands around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. During the Battle of Santa Cruz on October 26, 1942, Oyashio was included in the support forces of Admiral Takeo Kurita , returning after the battle to Shortland Island along with the May cruisers in and Suzuya . During the naval battle for Guadalcanal on November 13-15, the Oyashio launched a torpedo attack on the USS Washington . After the battle, the destroyer returned with the Chokai cruiser to Rabaul . On November 21, the Oyashio raided Rabaul to help the destroyer Umikaze . During the battle at Tassafarong on November 30, the Oyashio was torpedoed by the American cruiser USS Northampton .
On February 9, the Oyashio, along with the Hakozaki Maru military transport, returned to the Kure Naval Arsenal for repair. On April 10, he, along with the Chuyo aircraft carriers, was and "Tayo" arrived at Truk . In late April, Oyashio was relocated to Shortland Island and reassigned to escort military transports.
On the night of May 7-8, 1943, the Oyashio, escorting transports with troops to Kolombangara , was blown up by mines when leaving Vila (Kolombangara). Soon, the destroyer was attacked by air, during which 91 crew members were killed by a direct bomb. The ship sank off the island of Randova at Removed from the fleet lists on June 20, 1943. [6]
Notes
- ↑ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary . Page 993
- ↑ Peattie & Evans, Kaigun .
- ↑ IJN Kagero class destroyers . Globalsecurity.org Date of appeal September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Hiroshi Nishidah. Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy (inaccessible link) . homepage2.nifty.com (2002). Date of treatment September 19, 2016. Archived July 21, 2012.
- ↑ Allyn D. Nevitt. IJN Oyashio : Tabular Record of Movement . Long Lancers Page . combinedfleet.com (1998) . Date of appeal September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Brown, David. Warship Losses of World War Two. - Naval Institute Press, 1990. - ISBN 1-55750-914-X . (eng.)
Literature
- Brown, David. Warship Losses of World War Two. - Naval Institute Press, 1990. - ISBN 1-55750-914-X . (eng.)
- D'Albas, Andrieu. Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. - Devin-Adair Pub, 1965. - ISBN 0-8159-5302-X . (eng.)
- Evans, David. Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941. - US Naval Institute Press, 1979. - ISBN 0-87021-192-7 . (eng.)
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 / Roger Chesneau. - Grenwitch: Conway Maritime Press, 1980 .-- ISBN 0-85177-146-7 . (eng.)
- Howarth, Stephen. The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945. - Atheneum, 1983. - ISBN 0-689-11402-8 . (eng.)
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. - US Naval Institute Press, 1976. - ISBN 0-87021-893-X . (eng.)
- Watts, AJ Japanese Warships of World War II , Ian Allen, London, 1967 .
- Whitley, MJ Destroyers of World War 2. - Cassell Publishing, 1988 .-- ISBN 1-85409-521-8 . (eng.)