Shirayuki was the second of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. Shirayuki was sunk in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea on 3 March 1943 while
Shirayuki in 1931
Hirohito mounted on the stallion Shirayuki, after whom the destroyer was named
Fubuki-class destroyer
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The Fubuki-class destroyers were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Fubuki class has been described as the world's first modern destroyer. They remained effective in
Japanese destroyer Shirayuki (1928)
…Shirayuki (白雪, "White Snow") was the second of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. Shirayuki was sunk in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea on 3 March 1943 while under…
Fubuki (1936)
Destroyers Sagiri, Amagiri and Asagiri of the Type II of the "Fubuki"-class in exercises. The picture was taken from the Yugiri on October 16, 1941.
Office of Naval Intelligence (United States) recognition drawing of the Fubuki class
Hibiki, Akatsuki, Ikazuchi, and Inazuma navigating in a single column formation. Behind them sails destroyer division 27's Shigure, Shiratsuyu, Ariake, and Yūgure