Japanese destroyer Akebono
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Akebono was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Daybreak" (Dawn).
On 13 November 1944, a U.S. air raid on Manila struck Akebono, while alongside destroyer Akishimo at Cavite pier (). Direct bomb hits set both ships ablaze. On 14 November a large explosion on Akishimo further damaged both ships; Akebono sank upright in shallow water.
On 10 January 1945, Akebono was removed from the Navy List.
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| Fubuki-class destroyer |
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Type I (Fubuki) Fubuki | Shirayuki | Hatsuyuki | Miyuki | Murakumo | Shinonome | Usugumo | Shirakumo | Isonami | Uranami
Type II (Ayanami) |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
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