Operational History
Of the 24 Fubuki-class vessels completed, one (Miyuki) was sunk in a collision in 1934. The remaining vessels served throughout the Pacific War. In 1943, John F. Kennedy's PT-109 was rammed and sunk by the Amagiri of this class. Ayanami damaged the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) with her gunfire during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, before being attacked by USS Washington (BB-56), which crippled the battleship Kirishima as well. She was scuttled the following day by Uranami
Eight ships of the class were sunk by submarines, and two by mines, the rest by air attacks. Only Hibiki and Ushio survived the war. Hibiki was taken by the Soviet Navy as a prize of war, and continued to be used until 1964.
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