some 200 men, approximately southeast of Finschhafen, New Guinea at position (). Among the casualties was Commander Destroyer Division 8, Captain Yasuo Sato. Few survivors escaped in a lifeboat that also rescued Nojima Maru's captain. Asashio was removed from the navy list on 1 April 1943. Notes References External links CombinedFleet.com: Asashio-class destroyers CombinedFleet.com: Asashio history GlobalSecurity.org: Asashio class destroyers GlobalSecurity.org: Asashio class ship list GlobalSecurity.org: Asashio class schematics GlobalSecurity.org: Asashio class specifications Asashio-class destroyers Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal World War II destroyers of Japan Destroyers sunk by aircraft Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea 1936 ships Maritime incidents in March 1943 World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Ships sunk by US aircraft Shipwrecks in the Bismarck Sea