Japanese destroyer Naganami
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| Completed: | 30 June 1942 |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 11 November 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 |
Naganami (長波? "Long Waves") was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 10 November Naganami joined the escort of troop convoy TA No. 3 as it approached Ormoc. She was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38 on 11 November in Ormoc Bay, west of Leyte (). An explosion amidships broke the ship in two.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Tsutae Kumabe - 20 May 1942 - 30 June 1942
Cmdr. Tsutae Kumabe - 30 June 1942 - 25 November 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Takuji Mori - 25 November 1943 - 1 June 1944
Lt. Cmdr. Kiyoshi Tobita - 1 June 1944 - 11 November 1944
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