Japanese destroyer Usugumo
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Usugumo was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Thin Misty Clouds".
On 2 July 1944, Usugumo departed Otaru, Hokkaido, escorting a convoy towards Kuriles. On 5 July, she was torpedoed by USS Skate (SS-305) in the Sea of Okhotsk, 330 miles (610 km) west-southwest of Paramushiro (). Two torpedoes broke her back; she sank in six minutes, leaving no survivors.
On 10 September 1944, Usugumo 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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