Japanese destroyer Arashi
Arashi underway in December 1940. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Arashi |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 22 April 1940 |
| Commissioned | 25 November 1940 |
| Stricken | 15 October 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk in action, 7 August 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kagerō-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,490 long tons (2,530 t) |
| Length | 118.5 m (388 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement | 240 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | Battle of Vella Gulf (1943) |
| Victories: | USS Asheville (1942) |
Arashi (嵐; "Storm") was a Kagerō-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Arashi played a vital role in World War II by inadvertently guiding US attack planes to the Japanese carrier fleet at the Battle of Midway. Arashi had become separated from the Japanese carrier force while attempting to destroy an American submarine, USS Nautilus. Following her attacks on Nautilus, Arashi steamed at high speed to rejoin the group. All four IJN carriers were sunk by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers of American aircraft carriers USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise, giving the US a decisive victory and checking Japanese momentum in the Pacific War.