Japanese destroyer Kishinami
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| Completed: | 3 December 1943 |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 4 December 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
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| Displacement: | 2,520 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft 11 in (109.5 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.0 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Kishinami (岸波? "Shore Waves") was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 2 December 1944, Kishinami departed Manila, escorting Hakko Maru back to Singapore. On 4 December she was torpedoed and sunk by USS Flasher (SS-249) west of Palawan Island (). Ninety members of her crew were killed, including Commander Mifune; 150 survivors rescued by Yurishima and CD-17.
On 10 January 1945, Kishinami was removed from Navy List.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Toshirou Mifune - 2 November 1943 - 3 December 1943
Cmdr. Toshirou Mifune - 3 December 1943 - 4 December 1944 (KIA)
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