Japanese destroyer Arashi 1943
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | Japanese destroyer Arashi | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1943 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Empire of Japan | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Imperial Japanese Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II, Battle of Midway | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Solomon Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Solomon Islands | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 13 km from land |
| Position | -7.8333, 156.9167 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Arashi (嵐; "Storm") was a Kagerō-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. After a short time of peacetime duties, Arashi escorted invasion convoys for the Philippines and Dutch East Indies at the start of the Pacific War for Japan. In March of 1942, Arashi achieved success as part of a mass raid to hunt down allied ships escaping the Dutch East Indies, where she helped to sink 8 ships and helped to capture 3 more.
Arashi gained infamy for inadvertently guiding US attack planes to the Japanese carrier fleet at the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942 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.
Arashi took part in escorting and transport duties throughout the Guadalcanal campaign, bombarded the Gili Gili waves where she helped to sink the Australian freighter Anshun, escorted carriers during the battle of…
Location
- Recorded position: -7.8333, 156.9167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Solomon Sea
- Nearest coast: Solomon Islands
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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