southwest of Nagasaki. All of her 326 crew members - as well as Commander Destroyer Division 21 (Captain Hisao Kotaki) - lost their lives. The others, including the destroyer , were sunk during the same attack, also by aircraft of San Jacinto, but several destroyers, such as survived with heavy damage. Asashimo was sunk at (). See also Operation Kita Operation Ten-Go List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy References External links CombinedFleet.com: Yūgumo-class destroyers CombinedFleet.com: Asashimo history Yūgumo-class destroyers World War II destroyers of Japan Destroyers sunk by aircraft 1943 ships World War II shipwrecks in the East China Sea Ships lost with all hands Maritime incidents in April 1945 Ships sunk by US aircraft Ships built by Fujinagata Shipyards