Kashi

Kashi was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Completed in late 1944, the ship began convoy escort duties in October. She escorted cruisers on a bombardment mission in the Philippines during Operation Rei in December. Kashi was damaged by an American airstrike in Taiwan in early 1945 and returned to Japan for repairs. She spent the rest of the war escorting convoys in Japanese waters and was slightly damaged during the American attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in July. She was used to repatriate Japanese personnel after the war until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the United States and subsequently scrapped.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1944-08-13T00:00:00Z

1944-08-13T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-05-05T00:00:00Z

1944-05-05T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Destroyer Kashi after it was turned over to the Americans

Kashi serving as a repatriation ship

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Destroyer Kashi after it was turned over to the Americans		Commons
commons	image		Kashi serving as a repatriation ship		Commons