position, orientation and condition of the wreck will help to resolve the lingering uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding the Shinonomes demise. Notes References External links Shirakumo in Naval History of World Wars Fubuki-class destroyers Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal 1927 ships Second Sino-Japanese War naval ships of Japan World War II destroyers of Japan Destroyers sunk by aircraft World War II shipwrecks in the South China Sea Maritime incidents in December 1941 Ships lost with all hands Naval magazine explosions