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The Sinking of Kiyoshimo: The Destroyer That Wanted to be a Battleship

The Sinking of Kiyoshimo is one of the most haunting and unusual naval tragedies of World War II. In December 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer IJN Kiyoshimo sailed into Operation Rei-Go carrying more than torpedoes and guns—it carried a belief. After rescuing survivors from the super-battleship Musashi, the crew of Kiyoshimo came to see themselves not as a fragile destroyer, but as a battleship in spirit and destiny. This video explores The Sinking of Kiyoshimo in full detail, examining how psychological trauma, collapsing naval doctrine, and late-war Japanese military culture led an entire ship’s company to fight as something they physically were not. From the destruction of Musashi, to the physics separating destroyers from battleships, to the final moments when American PT boats delivered the killing blow, The Sinking of Kiyoshimo is a story where belief collided with reality—and lost. Through engineering analysis, battle reconstruction, and human psychology, this documentary-style breakdown shows why courage alone could not save the Kiyoshimo, and why her story remains one of the most tragic lessons of the Pacific War. The Sinking of Kiyoshimo is not a tale of cowardice or failure, but of bravery trapped inside an impossible mission.