assisted the destroyer in rescuing survivors from the stricken cruiser and, during the attacks on the cruisers, suffered severe damage from United States Navy aircraft on 6 June, with one direct bomb strike killing 37 crewmen, including several survivors from Mikuma, and wounding many more, including Destroyer Division 8 commander Commander Nobuki Ogawa. In spite of the severe damage she escorted the cruiser to Truk. At Truk, she underwent emergency repairs by , which enabled her to return to Sasebo Naval Arsenal by 23 July. After completion of repairs on 20 October, Arashio was assigned to Rabaul, Arashio was assigned to thirteen “Tokyo Express” transport runs to Buna, Shortland Island, Kolombangara and Guadalcanal and Wewak through mid-February 1943. On 20 February, she rescued the survivors of her torpedoed sister ship off of Wewak. Arashio was reassigned to the IJN 8th Fleet on 25 February 1943. During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, she was damaged by three bombs from a USAAF B-25C Mitchell bomber named "Chatter Box" on 3 March, which damaged her rudder, causing a collision with troopship . The destroyer took off her 176 survivors, which did not include her captain (Cdr Hideo Kuboki). Her abandoned hulk was sunk by United States Navy aircraft at position approximately southeast of Finschhafen, New Guinea She was removed from the navy list on 1 April 1943. Notes References External links CombinedFleet.com: Asashio-class destroyers CombinedFleet.com: Arashio history GlobalSecurity.org: Asashio class destroyers Asashio-class destroyers Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries World War II destroyers of Japan Destroyers sunk by aircraft 1937 ships Maritime incidents in March 1943 Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea Ships sunk by US aircraft