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| − | ==Trivia==
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| − | *She is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ashigara Mount Ashigara].
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| − | * Ashigara was the last major Japanese warship to be sunk at sea. While other ships were sunk later in the war, bombing raids sunk the rest at or near docks.
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| − | * The anecdote behind her ''Hungry Wolf'' nickname was due to a description by British journalists criticizing her spartan quarters and a design focused on effectiveness over liveability. The Japanese interpreted it as a compliment.
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| − | *She received her Kai Ni on 26th December, 2014.
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| − | ==Historical info==
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| − | *The final ship of her class, she was laid down on 11h April 1925 and launched just over three years later on the 22nd that same month '28 before finally commissioning 20th August '29.
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| − | *She saw some notable moments pre-war; in 1935 she suffered a turret explosion and lost 41 men, she represented Japan at King George VI's coronation and provided assistance to the beached ''SS President Hoover''.
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| − | *She was part of the Philippines invasion force as the war began, and though attacked several times by air avoided damage. With her sisters she played a major role in the Java campaign, assisting in the sinkings of ''HMS Encounter'' and ''Exeter''.
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| − | *During 1943 and early '44 she was not part of frontline operations. But returned to the fleet for the Leyte operation, where she avoided taking damage.
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| − | *Her last major combat operation was the bombardment of US troops on Mindoro, though the bombardment was a success she took bomb damage and ''[[Kiyoshimo]]'' was sunk.
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| − | *After repairs in Janurary '45 she was used for troop and supply runs out of Singapore. After ''[[Haguro|Haguro's]]'' sinking in May she became the last Japanese heavy unit outside of Japan
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| − | *She met her end on the 8th June when spotted by the Royal Navy submarines ''HMS Stygian'' and ''Trenchant'' while on a troop run, her escort ''[[Kamikaze]]'' moved to engage ''Stygian'' leaving ''Trenchant'' free to attack her. Caught between the shore on one side and a shoal on the other she was hit by five torpedoes and sunk with heavy loss of life.
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