Japanese Destroyer Fubuki

Fubuki was the lead-ship of the twenty-four Fubuki class destroyers, Fubuki-class destroyers were considered as one of the most advance destroyers which rivaled the USN destroyers Porters and Somers classes, their speed is 38 knots while armed with powerful twin 5 inch type 3 naval guns and 24 inch torpedo tubes. Fubuki was build in Maizuru Naval Arsenal, she was launched on November 15, 1927 and was commissioned on August 10, 1928.

During the attacks of Pearl Harbor, Fubuki was assigned in the DesDiv 11 of the DesRon 3 as part of the IJN 1st Fleet. She escorted the cruisers Kumano and Suzuya along with destroyer Sigiri and supported the invasion convoy of French Indochina to British Borneo.

She was also present in the invasion of Malaya where she assisted on rescuing survivors from transport ship Akita Maru which torpedoed by Dutch submarine O-19. She participated the Battle off Endau which she was credited for sinking British Destroyer Thanet. She also assisted on the invasion of Sumatra, she attacked fleeing allied shipping from Singapore, she managed to sunk and capture seven of them. She's also present in the Battle of Sunda Straight though Fubuki was accused for friendly fires which sunk four Japanese transport and a minesweeper but further investigation revealed that Mogami was responsible for it. Fubuki assisted further operations further south, she's also present in the Raids in Indian Ocean which she escorted ships out of Port Blair in Andaman Islands.

She's also present in the Battle of Midway where she provide anti-aircraft protection against the American aircraft. After Midway she makes antisubmarine patrols and escorted several ships from the mainland to any part within Southeast Asia and Southern Pacific.

She was deployed to Solomon Islands, she escorted the Tokyo Express, she was part of the with force that bombarded Henderson Field, and provide covers to several transport runs. She provide gunfire support on the Battle of Edson's Ridge. And again escorted five more troop transports.

Her last engagement was on the Battle of Cape Esperance, she and Hatsuyuki (which misidentified as Murakumo) were assigned to screen the cruisers Aoba, Kinugasa and Furataka which are tasked to bombard Henderson Field. The Japanese fleet misidentified the incoming American fleet because of the lack effective radar. American cruiser San Francisco CA-38 and Boise CL-47 were the first to spot Fubuki and fired several shells at the destroyer then the rest of the American fleet joined and smothered her with gunfire, Fubuki sunk afterwards. 109 of her crew were rescued by the American Destroyer USS McCalla DD-488 and destroyer minesweepers, USS Hovey DMS-11 and USS Trever DMS-16.

Fubuki sunk on October 11, 1942, she rests within the Ironbottom Sound.