▁the ▁nearby ▁waters , ▁and ▁esc ort ing ▁con vo ys ▁from ▁Y ok os uka ▁to ▁ Ō min ato ▁Guard ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁M ako ▁Guard ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁south west . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁O bor o ▁depart ed ▁Y ok os uka ▁with ▁a ▁re - supp ly ▁con voy ▁for ▁K iska ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese - occup ied ▁Ale ut ian ▁Islands . ▁O bor o ▁was ▁s unk ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁attack ▁by ▁USA AF ▁B - 2 6 ▁Mar aud ers ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁K iska ▁at ▁position ▁. ▁A ▁direct ▁bomb ▁hit ▁among ▁m un itions ▁being ▁carried ▁caused ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁expl ode ▁and ▁sink , ▁leaving ▁only ▁ 1 7 ▁surv iv ors , ▁including ▁her ▁captain ▁( L t C dr ▁H iro ▁Yam ana ), ▁who ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁destroy er ▁ ▁( also ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁in ▁same ▁attack ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁O bor o ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁n avy ▁list . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : F ub uki - class ▁destroy ers ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁ships ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁Japan ▁Category : Dest roy ers ▁s unk ▁by ▁aircraft ▁Category : Sh ip w re cks