Japanese destroyer Takanami (1942)
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| Completed: | 31 August 1942 |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 30 November 1942 |
| Struck: | 24 December 1942 |
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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 |
Takanami (高波?) was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Pearly Waves" (High Wave?).
On 30 November 1942, Takanami was on a supply transport run to Guadalcanal, when her task group engaged a U.S. cruiser-destroyer group in the Battle of Tassafaronga. Takanami torpedoed USS Minneapolis (CA-36) and USS New Orleans (CA-32). She was sunk by enemy gunfire, largely from Minneapolis, several miles south-southwest of Savo Island, with 197 killed.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Masami Ogura - 20 August 1942 - 31 August 1942
Cmdr. Masami Ogura - 31 August 1942 - 30 November 1942 (KIA)
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