Japanese escort ship Aguni

{{Short description|Imperial Japanese warship (1944–1945)}}

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| Ship country =Japan

| Ship flag =Image:Naval Ensign of Japan.svg

| Ship name =Aguni

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| Ship builder =Nihon Kokan, Tsurumi

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| Ship launched =21 September 1944

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| Ship struck = 30 November 1945

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| Ship fate = Scrapped at Iino Kaiun K. K on 20 May 1948

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| Ship displacement =940 tons

| Ship length =78,8 meters

| Ship beam =9 meters

| Ship draught =3 meters

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| Ship propulsion =diesels, 4200 bhp

| Ship speed =19,5 knots

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| Ship complement =150

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Aguni was an Ukuru-class escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War and was named after the Aguni Islands. She was launched on 21 September 1944. The ship was heavily damaged by a U.S. Bat radar-guided glide bomb on 27 May 1945 although the damage is often miscredited as from a mine. The ship was scrapped on 20 May 1948. [http://www.combinedfleet.com/Aguni_t.htm Aguni's Tabular Record of Movement]

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Category:1944 ships

Category:Ukuru-class escort ships

Category:Ships built in Japan