Asashio (Japanese

ćśť ć˝®, Asashio?) - Type of Japanese destroyers in the prewar period and World War II, consisting of 1 0 units, and the name of the main ship type. Large type Asashio d estroyers ordered the Japanese exchange program of the second fle et of older units from 1934. After a series of heavily-armed major destroyer Fubuki (so-called a special type ) from the late 20s, the Japanese navy has ordered 16 bit smaller units, and which types Hatsuharu elaborated type Shiratsuyu.