Shirayuki (Kantai Collection)

Shirayuki (白雪 ”White Snow”?) was a Fubuki class was the second of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.

Trivia

 * Built by Yokohama Dockyard
 * Laid down 19 June 1926
 * Launched 15 November 1927
 * Commissioned 18 December 1928
 * Sunk in air attack on 3 March 1943, southeast of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (07°15′S 148°30′E)