Japanese destroyer Ushio

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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.

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 Myoko 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. Ushio survived the war and was scrapped on August 4th 1948.

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