日本海軍特型駆逐艦II型 天霧- World War Two
- Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
- 15th Fubuki-class destroyers (Total 24)
- commissioned: 10 Nov 1930
- from 4 Dec 1941, Amagiri covered the landings of Japanese troops in Malaya
- Battle of Midway [4~5 Jun 1942]
- Battle of the Eastern Solomons [24 Aug 1942]
- Naval Battle of Guadalcanal [13~15 Nov 1942]
- on 2 Aug 1943, while returning from another "Tokyo Express" night reinforcement fast transport mission to Vila, Amagiri rammed and sank the PT-109 torpedo boat, commanded by Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy, future 35th President of the United States
- on 23 Apr 1944, after departing Singapore with heavy cruiser Aoba and light cruiser Ōi bound for Davao, Amagiri struck a naval mine and sank near Borneo
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