Japanese destroyer Harusame (1935)
 Harusame underway on 30 November 1943.
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Harusame |
| Namesake | 春雨 (Spring Rain)[1] |
| Ordered | 1931 FY |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 3 February 1935 |
| Launched | 21 September 1935 |
| Commissioned | 26 August 1937 |
| Stricken | 10 August 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk by American bombers off New Guinea, 8 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,685 long tons (1,712 t) |
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| Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed | 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 226 |
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| Service record | |
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Harusame (
History
The Shiratsuyu-class destroyers were modified versions of the Hatsuharu class, and were designed to accompany the Japanese main striking force and to conduct both day and night torpedo attacks against the United States Navy as it advanced across the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese naval strategic projections.[4] Despite being one of the most powerful classes of destroyers in the world at the time of their completion, none survived the Pacific War.[5]
Harusame, built at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Operational history
At the time of the
During the
During the
for potential base locations.In October through mid-November, Harusame participated in nine "Tokyo Express" high-speed transport runs or surface attack missions to Guadalcanal or Lae, as well as participating briefly in the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October under Admiral Takeo Kurita. During the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 12–13 November 1942, Harusame claimed heavy damage to an Allied cruiser by her gunfire. She returned to Yokosuka for repairs in early December.
In January 1943, Harusame returned to Truk escorting the troopship Asama Maru, and continued to
Through the middle of February, Harusame escorted tanker convoys from Tarakan and Balikpapan to Truk, suffering from minor damage in an air raid by United States Navy aircraft at Truk which killed two crewmen. She was reassigned to
Notes
- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. page 480
- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. page 480
- ^ Lengerer, pp. 92–93
- ^ Peattie & Evans, Kaigun .
- ^ Globalsecurity.org, IJN Shiratsuyu class destroyers
- ^ Jentsura, Warships
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Shiratsuyu class 1st class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
References
- D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
- Brown, David (1990). Warship Losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
- Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945. Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-11402-8.
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Lengerer, Hans (2007). The Japanese Destroyers of the Hatsuharu Class. Warship 2007. London: Conway. pp. 91–110. ISBN 978-1-84486-041-8.
- Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-0408-7.
- Watts, Anthony J (1967). Japanese Warships of World War II. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-3850-9189-3.
- Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
External links
- Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "IJN Harusame: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com.
- Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Shiratsuyu class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
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