was assigned to three "Tokyo Express" transport runs in early November. During the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 14 November, she was damaged by United States Navy aircraft, and had to be towed to Shortland Island for repairs. However, field repairs proved impossible, and she was towed to Rabaul, then to Truk, and finally to Yokosuka, arriving on 17 March 1943. Michishio remained under repair at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to 14 November, during which time one of her main gun turrets was replaced by two triple Type 96 AA guns. She returned to Truk at the end of 1943 and escorted the cruisers and on a mission to Kavieng at the end of the year. In January 1944, Michishio returned to Kure Naval District together with the battleship , and escorted a troop convoy back to Truk at the end of that month. For the end two months, she served largely as escort for the battleship During the Battle of the Philippine Sea, Michishio was in Admiral Takatsugu Jōjima's “Force B”, but did not see combat during that battle. Afterwards, she assisted the torpedoed tanker Itsukushima Maru at Negros Island, and escorted the battleship from Davao to Kure. She accompanied the battleship in August from Sasebo to Singapore and then escorted supply convoys to Brunei. During the Battle of Surigao Strait, Michishio was in Admiral Shōji Nishimura's Southern Force. On 25 October, she was struck by a torpedo fired by , and then finished off by at position . Michishio was removed from the navy list on 10 January 1945. Rediscovery Michishio's wreck was discovered along with sister Yamagumo on 27 November 2017 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's research ship RV Petrel. The wrecks are 1 mile (1.6 km) apart in 380 ft (117 m) of water. Both wrecks are heavily encrusted with marine growth which, combined with their close proximity, made it impossible to distinguish the two. Notes References External links CombinedFleet.com: Asashio-class destroyers CombinedFleet.com: Michishio history GlobalSecurity.org: Asashio class destroyers Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyers Second Sino-Japanese War naval ships of Japan World War II destroyers of Japan 1937 ships Maritime incidents in October 1944 World War II shipwrecks in the Philippine Sea Shipwreck discoveries by Paul Allen Ships built by Fujinagata Shipyards 2017 archaeological discoveries