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was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy, sunk on 5 January 1945 by an American air attack west of Manila, in the South China Sea. ==Operational history== On 27 September 1944 off Iturup in the Kurile Islands (45º44'N, 148º41'E), ''Momi'' was damaged by a torpedo from the submarine . Between 25 October and 2 November, together with the destroyer , she escorted the aircraft carriers and on a transport mission from Sasebo to Keelung, then returned to Kure. ''Momi'' sortied from Kure on 16 December 1944 as part of the escort for the aircraft carrier . The remainder of the escort consisted of the destroyers and ''Hinoki''. Because an American invasion fleet had been spotted approaching the Philippine Islands, ''Unryū'' was intended to deliver a squadron of 30 ''Ohka'' ''kamikaze'' planes to Manila. The task force sailed west through the Shimonoseki Straits to avoid American submarines, then turned south. On 19 December, the ship encountered the submarine , which sank ''Unryū,'' then submerged deep to escape the charging ''Hinoki.'' ''Shigure'' remained in the area to pick up survivors and unsuccessfully track down and sink the American submarine, while ''Hinoki'' and ''Momi'' shaped course for Japanese-occupied China. From there, they escorted ''Ikutagawa Maru'' to Manila, arriving on 4 January 1945. The two destroyers were then ordered to withdraw to Taiwan, but were caught by American destroyers, including , on the afternoon of 5 January. They escaped 127 mm (5 in) gunfire and a spread of torpedoes fired from maximum range, but were caught by carrier-based aircraft from Task Force 77. A 454 kg (1,000 lb) bomb from an SBD Dauntless crippled ''Hinoki'' at 5:17 PM; and at 7:10 PM, a torpedo from a TBF Avenger struck ''Momi''. She sank with all hands. () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japanese destroyer Momi (1944)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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