Japanese destroyer Hatsuume

Hatsuume (初梅, "Early-blooming Plum") was one of 23 escort destroyers of the Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. Damaged by a naval mine shortly after her completion in June 1945, the ship was surrendered to the Allies at the end of the war and used to repatriate Japanese troops until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the Republic of China; renamed Xin Yang she played a minor role in the Chinese Civil War and remained in service until the 1960s when she was scrapped.

Japanese destroyer Hatsuume

Hatsuume (初梅, "Early-blooming Plum") was one of 23 escort destroyers of the Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. Damaged by a naval mine shortly after her completion in June 1945, the ship was surrendered to the Allies at the end of the war and used to repatriate Japanese troops until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the Republic of China; renamed Xin Yang she played a minor role in the Chinese Civil War and remained in service until the 1960s when she was scrapped.