Japanese destroyer Asashio

Summary

Japanese destroyer Asashio is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Japanese destroyer Asashio's image is recorded as Asashio II.jpg^[3].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's operator is recorded as Imperial Japanese Navy^[6].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's manufacturer is recorded as Sasebo Naval Arsenal^[7].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's vessel class is recorded as Asashio-class destroyer^[8].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's Commons category is recorded as Asashio (ship, 1937)^[9].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's armament is recorded as 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 gun^[10].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's armament is recorded as Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun^[11].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's armament is recorded as 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun^[12].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[13].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's armament is recorded as depth charge^[14].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[15].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -7.25, 'lon': 148.25}^[16].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d3jw7^[17].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's significant event is recorded as commandry^[18].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[19].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[20].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[21].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[22].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's significant event is recorded as striking^[23].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's location of creation is recorded as Sasebo^[24].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's described by source is recorded as Combined Fleet^[25].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's name in kana is recorded as あさしお^[26].
• Japanese destroyer Asashio's name in kana is recorded as あさしほ^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Japanese destroyer Asashio include Asashio-class destroyer^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1936^[30].

Why It Matters

Japanese destroyer Asashio ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Asashio-class destroyer^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1936^[30].