Japanese destroyer Sagiri - Definition

Laid down by the Uraga Dock Co. on 28 March 1929, the destroyer Sagiri (Thin Fog) was launched on 23 December 1929 and commissioned on 31 January 1931. It was the sixth of the intermediate group of Fubuki class destroyers.

The Sagiri was assigned to Destroyer Division 20 and took part in Imperial Japanese Navy combat maneuvers and the Sino-Japanese War during the 1930's. On 8 December 1941, Destroyer Division 20 provided covering fire for the Japanese landings at Singora, Thailand. On 17 December 1941, the Sagiri, which was detached from Destroyer Division 20, took part in the Japanese landings at Miri in northern Borneo. On 23-24 December 1941, it participated in the invasion at Kuching, Sarawak. On 24 December 1941, the Sagiri was steaming about 35 miles off Kuching when it was torpedoed by the Dutch submarine K XVI. The Sagiri's torpedoes caught fire and exploded, sinking the ship with the loss of 121 of its crew.