Sumire (菫, "Violet") 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.

The Tachibana sub-class was a simplified version of the preceding Matsu class to make them even more suited for mass production.

She was training in the Seto Inland Sea from 1 June to 23 July and was transferred to the Maizuru Naval District on the 15th.

The ship was turned over to Allied forces at Maizuru at the time of the surrender of Japan on 2 September and was stricken from the navy list on 5 October.

Sumire was turned over to Great Britain on 20 August of the latter year and subsequently sunk as a target ship.