Amakusa was an escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. On August 9, 1945, while lying in harbor at Onagawa Bay, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, the ship came under attack by a Corsair piloted by Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray which resulted in its sinking.
In 2007, a memorial was dedicated to both the crew of the Amakusa and Lt. Gray overlooking the town of Onagawa in Sakiyama Scenic Park.
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