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Japanese destroyer Akishimo shipwreck

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Akishimo (秋霜, "Autumn Frost") was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23-26, 1944. Assigned to 1st Diversion Attack Force. On the 23rd, she rescued 769 survivors of the Maya. on the 24th she assisted the torpedoed Myōkō. On the 25th she suffered minor damage in a collision with the Shimakaze. On the 26th rescued 328 Noshiro survivors.

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