Japanese destroyer Hamanami
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| Completed: | 15 October 1943 |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 11 November 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
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| Displacement: | 2,520 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft 11 in (109.5 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.0 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Hamanami (濱波? "Beach Waves") was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 11 November 1944, Hamanami was escorting troop convoy TA No. 3 from Manila, Philippines to Ormoc. She was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38 in Ormoc Bay, west of Leyte (), with 63 killed and 42 injured. Asashimo rescued 167 survivors, including ComDesDiv 32 (Captain Oshima Ichitaro) and Commander Motokura.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Masayoshi Motokura - 17 September 1943 - 15 October 1943
Cmdr. Masayoshi Motokura - 15 October 1943 - 11 November 1944
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