Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo
- Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo
"Hatsushimo" was a sclass|Hatsuharu|destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "First Frost of Season".
On 30 July 1945, while maneuvering under air attack by Task Force 38 in Miyatsu Bay, "Hatsushimo" struck a mine and sank 12 miles (22 km) west-northwest of Maizuru, Kyoto (coord|35|33|N|135|12|E). She was the last Japanese destroyer sunk in World War II.
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Matsubara - 1 February 1934 - 27 September 1934
* Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Matsubara - 27 September 1934 - 15 November 1934
* Lt. Cmdr. Yoshito Miyasaka - 15 November 1934 - 15 October 1935
* Lt. Cmdr. Yuji Yamada - 15 October 1935 - 1 December 1936
* Lt. Cmdr. Masakane Suzuki - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
* Lt. Cmdr. Moritarou Tsukamoto - 1 December 1937 - 15 October 1939
* Lt. Cmdr. Masayoshi Motokura - 15 October 1939 - 30 August 1940
* Lt. Cmdr. Shuichi Hamanaka - 30 August 1940 - 10 September 1941
* Lt. Cmdr. Satoru Kohama - 10 September 1941 - 27 November 1942
* Lt. Cmdr. Atsuo Iritono - 27 November 1942 - 11 November 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. Kouji Takigawa - 11 November 1943 - 24 August 1944
* Lt. Cmdr. Masami Sakawa - 24 August 1944 - 30 July 1945
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/hatsuh_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Hatsuharu"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/hatsus_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Hatsushimo" history]
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