Japanese destroyer Ariake
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 28 July 1943 |
| Struck: | 15 October 1943 |
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| Displacement: | 1,802 tons |
| Length: | 359 ft 3 in (109.5 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 11 in (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Ariake was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Evening", or "Dawn, But Still the Moon Remains in the Sky", "Dawn Twilight".
On 27–28 July 1943, Ariake was on a troop transport run to Tuluvu, New Britain. After grounding on a reef near Cape Gloucester () with Mikazuki, Ariake was able to work free. She removed troops and ComDesDiv 30 (Captain Orita Tsuneo) from Mikazuki and completed the mission to Tuluvu, then returned to assist Mikazuki. She was sunk while so engaged by U.S. Army B-25s.
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| Hatsuharu-class destroyer |
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Hatsuharu | Ariake | Hatsushimo | Nenohi | Wakaba | Yugure |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
