few ships with long range guns. However, the arrival of surplus US destroyers entering service put the famous destroyer that once served as flagship into retirement, and she was scrapped in 1970 after being damaged beyond repair in a typhoon in 1969. In Japan, there was a campaign to have her returned to Japan from Taiwan for preservation as a museum ship since she was the symbol for longevity. Her rudder and one of her anchors were repatriated to the Japan Navy Academy museum as a good will gesture. Notes References External links Tabular record of movement from combinedfleet.com Kagerō-class destroyers Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal 1939 ships World War II destroyers of Japan Destroyers of the Republic of China Navy