Battle of Wake Island
"Aoi", built at the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. shipyard in Kobe, was laid down on 1 April 1920, launched on 9 November 1920 and completed on 20 December 1920. During 1940, she was converted into a patrol boat and was renamed "Patrol Boat No. 32" on 1 April 1940. The ship was deliberately run aground on 23 December 1941 during the second Battle of Wake Island at coordinates to allow her Special Naval Landing Force troops to disembark. Nearby Marine anti-aircraft guns then set her on fire. "Patrol Boat No. 32" was struck from the Navy List on 15 January 1942.