Japanese destroyer Harusame
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 8 June 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 August 1944 |
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| Displacement: | 1,980 tons |
| Length: | 352 ft 8 in (107.5 meters |
| Beam: | 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in ( 127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 16 depth charges |
The Harusame (春雨?) was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Light Spring Rain Before the Leaves Bud", or just "Spring Rain".
On the night of 12–13 November 1942, in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Harusame escorted the Bombardment Force commanded by Rear Admiral Abe Hiroaki. She claimed to have inflicted heavy gunnery damage on an American cruiser; then she escorted the battleship Kirishima to the rear. Later joined the Support Force of Admiral Kurita Takeo, then sailed to Truk on 18 November. On 24 January 1943 the Harusame was torpedoed and damaged by USS Wahoo (SS-238). On 8 June 1944, while on a troop transport run to Biak, Harusame was sunk by U.S. Army Air Forces B-25s 30 miles (55 km) northwest of Manokwari, New Guinea ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Kameshirou Takahashi - 15 July 1936 - 1 June 1937
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kameshirou Takahashi - 1 June 1937 - 15 December 1938 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1938.)
Lt. Cmdr. Hiromu Hirose - 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1940
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Sutezo Tomita - 15 October 1940 - 25 April 1942 (Promoted to Commander on 15 October 1941.)
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Masao Kamiyama - 25 April 1942 - 1 July 1943 (Promoted to Commander on 1 November 1942.)
Lt. Cmdr. Tatshuhiko Takahashi - 1 July 1943 - 10 July 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Shirou Ono - 10 July 1943 - 5 November 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Toshihiko Tomita - 5 November 1943 - 8 June 1944
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