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{{Short description|Yūgumo-class destroyer}}
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| Ship image = Destroyer Okinami settled in shallow waters in Manila Bay, February 1945.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Okinami'' wrecked in shallow water after being bombed by US carrier aircraft, November 13th 1944.
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| Ship country = [[Empire of Japan]]
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| Ship name = ''Okinami''
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| Ship builder = [[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]]
| Ship laid down = 15 August 1942
| Ship launched = 18 July 1943
| Ship completed = 10 December 1943
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| Ship commissioned
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| Ship struck = 10 January 1945
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| Ship fate = Sunk in action, 13 November 1944
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer}}
| Ship displacement = {{convert|2520|LT|t|0|lk=
| Ship length = {{convert|119.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|10.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|3.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship speed = {{convert|35|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
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| Ship complement = 228
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*up to 28 × [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun|Type 96 {{convert|25|mm|in|abbr=on}}]] AA guns *up to 4 × [[Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun|{{convert|13.2|mm|in|abbr=on}}]] AA guns *8 × {{convert|610|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s for [[Type 93 torpedo]]es *36 [[depth charge]]s | Ship armour =
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{{nihongo|'''''Okinami'''''|沖波||"High Seas Waves"}} was a {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer}} of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]].
==Design and description==
On 13 November 1944, ''Okinami'' was sunk in a U.S. air raid on [[Manila]]. Suffering one direct bomb hit and several near-misses; she sank upright in shallow water eight miles (15 km) west of [[Manila]] ({{coord|14|35|N|120|50|E}}).▼
The ''Yūgumo'' class was a repeat of the preceding {{sclass|Kagerō|destroyer|4}} with minor improvements that increased their anti-aircraft capabilities. Their crew numbered 228 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured {{convert|119.17|m|ftin|sp=us}} [[Length overall|overall]], with a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|10.8|m|ftin|sp=us}} and a [[draft (ship)|draft]] of {{convert|3.76|m|ftin|sp=us}}.<ref>Sturton, p. 195</ref> They displaced {{convert|2110|t|LT|sp=us}} at [[Displacement (ship)#Standard displacement|standard]] load and {{convert|2560|t|LT|sp=us}} at deep load.<ref name=w3>Whitley, p. 203</ref> The ships had two [[Kampon]] geared [[steam turbine]]s, each driving one [[propeller shaft]], using steam provided by three Kampon [[water-tube boiler]]s. The turbines were rated at a total of {{convert|52000|shp|lk=in}} for a designed speed of {{convert|35|kn|lk=in}}.<ref>Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 150</ref>
The main armament of the ''Yūgumo'' class consisted of six [[12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun|Type 3 {{convert|127|mm|adj=on|1|sp=us}} guns]] in three twin-[[gun turret]]s, one [[superfiring]] pair aft and one turret forward of the [[superstructure]].<ref name=w3/> The guns were able to elevate up to 75° to increase their ability against aircraft, but their slow rate of fire, slow traversing speed, and the lack of any sort of high-angle [[Ship gun fire-control system|fire-control system]] meant that they were virtually useless as [[anti-aircraft gun]]s.<ref>Campbell, p. 192</ref> They were built with four [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun|Type 96 {{convert|25|mm|adj=on|1|sp=us}}]] anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but more of these guns were added over the course of the war. The ships were also armed with eight {{convert|610|mm|in|adj=on|1|sp=us}} [[torpedo tube]]s in a two quadruple traversing mounts; one reload was carried for each tube. Their anti-submarine weapons comprised two [[depth charge]] throwers for which 36 depth charges were carried.<ref name=w3/>
==Construction and career==
''Okinami'' saw one of her first active missions escorting a large troop convoy to [[Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands|Saipan]] and [[Guam]]. On 29 February 1944, one of the troop ships, the ''[[Sakito Maru]]'', was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine [[USS Trout (SS-202)|USS ''Trout'']]''. Okinami'' then swerved to assist the sinking ''Sakito Maru'' while the destroyer ''[[Japanese destroyer Asashimo|Asashimo]]'' depth charged and sank ''Trout''. ''Okinami'' helped to rescue [[18th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)|1,720 survivors]], before returning to Japan on March 16.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoyt |first=Edwin P. |title=To the Marianas: War in the Central Pacific: 1944 |publisher=Van Nostrand Reinhold Company |year=1980 |place=New York |page=240}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=IJN Okinami: Tabular Record of Movement |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/okinam_t.htm}}</ref>
From March 20-28, ''Okinami'' escorted a troop convoy from [[Yokosuka Naval Arsenal|Yokosuka]] to [[Chuuk Lagoon|Truk]], before escorting the troop transport ''Sanyo Maru'' to Saipan, followed by escorting a [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] convoy to [[Balikpapan]]. ''Okinami'' then escorted those same oil tankers to Saipan and back to Balikapapan, before finally escorting the tankers to [[Tawi-Tawi Island|Tawitawi]] on May 15. From May 16-19, ''Okinami'' steamed to [[Port of Davao|Davao]] and back to Tawitawi.<ref name=":0" />
On June 10, ''Okinami'' steamed from Tawitawi escorting the battleships ''[[Japanese battleship Yamato|Yamato]]'' and ''[[Japanese battleship Musashi|Musashi]]'' on a troop transport run. However, on the 13th, the force was ordered to join with [[Jisaburō Ozawa|Admiral Ozawa's]] fleet to act as carrier escorts. On June 19-20, the [[battle of the Philippine Sea]] commenced, and though heavy fighting commenced in other aspects of the battle, ''Okinami's'' force came under relatively light carrier attacks, where she was not damaged, and was present when ''Yamato'' mistakenly fired on returning Japanese aircraft, forcing one pilot to ditch his plane.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=IJN Yamato: Tabular record of movement |url=http://combinedfleet.com/yamato.htm }}</ref>
[[File:A Japanese Yamato-class battleship and other ships maneuver under attack in the Sibuyan Sea, 24 October 1944 (80-G-272550).jpg|thumb|''Okinami'' pictured under air attacks during the [[battle of Leyte Gulf]], October 24 1944, along the destroyers ''[[Japanese destroyer Hamanami|Hamanami]]'' and [[Japanese destroyer Fujinami|''Fujinami'']], the cruisers [[Japanese cruiser Chōkai|''Chōkai'']], ''[[Japanese cruiser Haguro|Haguro]]'', and ''[[Japanese cruiser Noshiro|Noshiro]]'', and the battleship [[Japanese battleship Yamato|''Yamato'']].]]
From July 8-16, ''Yamato'' and ''Musashi'' finished what they started and transported ground troops to Lingga, bringing ''Okinami'' as an escort. After arriving at Lingga, ''Okinami'' spent a significant amount of time anchored, only leaving on October 18 to escort [[Takeo Kurita|Admiral Kurita's]] fleet to Brunei in preparation for [[Battle of Leyte Gulf|Operation Shō Gō]], arriving 2 days later. On October 22, ''Okinami'' departed as part of as part of Kurita's centerforce in an attempt to raid American troop convoys destined for the Philippines. After submarine attacks sank and damaged a number of cruisers, ''Okinami'' survived the carrier raids during the [[battle of the Sibuyan Sea]], October 24, and survived with only [[strafing]] damage, which injured 34 sailors to varying degrees. On the 25th, ''Okinami'' served in the [[battle off Samar]], but contributed nothing of note to the battle, before she assisted the sinking heavy cruiser ''[[Japanese cruiser Suzuya (1934)|Suzuya]]'', rescuing 416 survivors, before escorting the crippled heavy cruiser ''[[Japanese cruiser Kumano|Kumano]]'' to [[Manila]], arriving on the 28th, finally ending the battle of Leyte Gulf. <ref name=":0" />
▲From November 1-2, Okinami escorted a troop convoy from Manila to [[Ormoc]], and on 5 November 1944 she was damaged by near misses and strafing during an air attack. There were 28 casualties. On 13 November 1944, ''Okinami'' was sunk in a U.S. air raid on [[Manila]]. Suffering one direct bomb hit and several near-misses
==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book|last=Campbell|first=John|title=Naval Weapons of World War II|year=1985|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=0-87021-459-4}}
*{{cite book| last1 = Jentschura| first1 = Hansgeorg| first2 = Dieter |last2=Jung|first3=Peter |last3=Mickel| year = 1977| title = Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945| publisher = United States Naval Institute| location = Annapolis, Maryland| isbn = 0-87021-893-X|name-list-style=amp}}
* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger |publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7|chapter=Japan|first=Ian |last=Sturton|pages=167–217}}
*{{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia |year=2000| publisher=Cassell & Co.|location=London|isbn=1-85409-521-8|author-link=Michael J. Whitley}}
==External links==
*[http://www.combinedfleet.com/yugumo_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: ''
*[http://www.combinedfleet.com/okinam_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: ''Okinami'' history]
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