Ship Details
Rig
Destroyer
Built
1930
Tonnage
2080
Demise
sunk near Borneo 1944
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Description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Amagiri_(1930) (accessed 6/9/2017);
Amagiri (天霧, "Heavenly Mist")[1] was the 15th of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world.[2] They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War. She is most famous for ramming the PT-109 commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, who would later become the 35th President of the United States.
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