Japanese destroyer Ushio

Japanese destroyer Ushio

"Ushio" (Japanese 潮, "Tide") was a "Fubuki" class destroyer that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was the only one of the 20 ships in its class to survive World War II, and it was also the only survivor out of the 22 combat ships in the Pearl Harbor assault force.

"Ushio" was built by the Uraga Dock Co., where it was laid down on 24 December 1929 and was completed on 14 November 1931. It was assigned to the "7th Destroyer Division", which provided cover for the "1st Carrier Division".

"Ushio" was damaged, along with several other ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in a storm in 1935. It was repaired and took part in many of the major sea battles of the Pacific, including Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal.

"Ushio" was involved in at least two actions against American submarines:
* the USS "Perch" (SS-176) was scuttled after being attacked by "Ushio" and her sister-ship "Sazanami" on 3 March 1942
* the USS "Bergall" (SS-320) was holed by "Ushio" after torpedoing the cruiser "Myōkō" on 5 December 1944 although "Bergall" escaped.

"Ushio" was damaged several times in combat including damage from American shore batteries at Midway and an American air attack at Manila on 13 November 1944. On October 25, 1944 "Ushio" participated in the Battle of the Surigao Strait and on October 26, while she was escorting the damaged light cruiser "Abukuma" to port for repairs, the "Abukuma" was sunk by American B-24 Liberator bombers; the "Ushio" picked up 283 survivors. She eventually survived the war, and was scrapped on August 4 1948.

Commanding Officers

Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Raizo Tanaka - 31 October 1931 - 14 November 1931

Cmdr. Raizo Tanaka - 14 November 1931 - 1 December 1932

Cmdr. Yoshiaki Inagaki - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1933

Cmdr. Susumu Kimura - 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934

Lt. Cmdr. Moichi Narita - 15 November 1934 - 15 March 1935

Lt. Cmdr. Yoshihisa Mori - 15 March 1935 - 1 December 1937

Cmdr. Ranji Oe - 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938

Cmdr. Masao Yamagawa - 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1940

Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kanji Yano - 15 October 1940 - 1 October 1941(Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1940.)

Lt. Cmdr. Yoshitake Uesugi - 1 October 1941 - 20 January 1943

Cmdr. Takeo Kanda - 20 January 1943 - 3 July 1943

Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Masaomi Araki - 3 July 1943 - 9 February 1945(Promoted to Commander on 15 October 1944.)

Lt. Cmdr. Fumio Satou - 9 February 1945 - 15 August 1945

References

* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/ushio_t.htm Long Lancers: IJN "Ushio": Tabular Record of Movement]
* [http://navalhistory.flixco.info/G/105033x9/8330/a0.htm "Ushio" in Naval History of World Wars]
* [http://www.lemaire.happyhost.org/ship/+navires4/5171.html#301574 LemaireSoft's "Ushio", No. 47]


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