ariake_(azur_lane)
Azur Lane's personification of the Japanese destroyer Ariake, fifth of the Hatsuharu-class.
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History
The historical Ariake was the fifth of the Hatsuharu-class but the first in an "improved design" that was meant to remedy the chronic stability issues of the first four Hatsuharus. Aside from lowered superstructures and a revised weapons suite, she and her sister ship Yuugure (Azur Lane) were the first destroyers fitted with the 12.7 cm twin Type C mounts as used by the succeeding Shiratsuyu (Azur Lane), Asashio (Azur Lane), and Kagerou (Azur Lane) classes. In addition, they both received two rudders, one aft of each propeller, in an attempt to reduce severe heeling at turns, only to have them removed after their trials in 1935 as the same design changes made the use of twin rudders redundant.Assigned to DesDiv 27, they escorted the Second Carrier Division (Hiryuu (Azur Lane) and Souryuu (Azur Lane)) in raids on Rabaul and Darwin. They repeated the same task for the Fifth CarDiv (Shoukaku (Azur Lane) and Zuikaku (Azur Lane)) in the battle of the Coral Sea.
She was sunk on July 28, 1943 by engaging B-25 Mitchell bombers while assisting Mikazuki (Azur Lane). This was after completing a troop transport at Tuluvu, New Britain (now part of Papua New Guinea), during which the two destroyers ran aground on a reef off Cape Gloucester.
For her retrofit form, see her corresponding page.
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Hatsuharu-class destroyers
- Original Hatsuharu-class
- Ariake subclass
- Ariake
- Yuugure (Azur Lane)