Shirayuki

Shirayuki was the second of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. Shirayuki was sunk in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea on 3 March 1943 while under attack by American and Australian aircraft.

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Shirayuki
speed 35 knot, 
destroyer, Fubuki-class destroyer, Imperial Japanese Navy, Yokohama Dock, 

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  Shirayuki ⓘ
  1928 Fubuki-class destroyer

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  Tokitsukaze ⓘ
  1939 Kagerō-class destroyer

1937-07-07T00:00:00Z

1937-07-07T00:00:00Z

Second Sino-Japanese War

1941-12-07T00:00:00Z

1941-12-07T00:00:00Z

Pacific War

1928-03-20T00:00:00Z

1928-03-20T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1927-03-19T00:00:00Z

1927-03-19T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1928-12-18T00:00:00Z

1928-12-18T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-03-02T00:00:00Z

1943-03-04T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of the Bismarck Sea

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Japanese destroyer Shirayuki in 1931

Japanese destroyer Shirayuki at anchor

Japanese destroyer Shirayuki at anchor

Japanese destroyer Shirayuki under attacks during the battle of the Bismarck Sea. She was shortly afterwards fatally damaged by air attacks and sucttled

Japanese destroyer Shirayuki under attacks during the battle of the Bismarck Sea. She was shortly afterwards fatally damaged by air attacks and sucttled

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of the Bismarck Sea	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shirayuki	Fubuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Tokitsukaze	Kagerō-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Arashio	shipwreck, Asashio-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Asashio	Asashio-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Japanese destroyer Shirayuki in 1931		Commons
commons	image		Japanese destroyer Shirayuki at anchor		Commons
commons	image		Japanese destroyer Shirayuki at anchor		Commons
commons	image		Japanese destroyer Shirayuki under attacks during the battle of the Bismarck Sea. She was shortly afterwards fatally damaged by air attacks and sucttled		Commons
commons	image		Japanese destroyer Shirayuki under attacks during the battle of the Bismarck Sea. She was shortly afterwards fatally damaged by air attacks and sucttled		Commons
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