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Japanese escort ship Aguni

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History
A flag bearing a stylised red sunburst symbol on a white background.Japan
NameAguni
BuilderNihon Kokan, Tsurumi
Launched21 September 1944
Stricken30 November 1945[1]
FateScrapped at Iino Kaiun K. K on 20 May 1948[1]
General characteristics
Displacement940 tons
Length78,8 meters
Beam9 meters
Draught3 meters
Propulsiondiesels, 4200 bhp
Speed19,5 knots
Complement150
Armament

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.[1]

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