The Tomozuru Incident
On 12 March 1934, shortly after completion, Tomozuru (友鶴?) sailed in company with her sister Chidori (千鳥?) and the light cruiser Tatsuta for night torpedo training. The weather worsened during the exercise and it was called off at 0325; the ships returning to port. Tomozuru never arrived and a search was launched. She was spotted at 1405 that same day, capsized, but still afloat. Thirteen of her 113 man crew were rescued. She was towed to Sasebo and docked where she was rebuilt and returned to service.
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