Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo
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| Fate: | Sunk by mine, 30 July 1945 |
| Struck: | 30 September 1945 |
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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 |
Hatsushimo was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "First Frost of Season".
On 30 July 1945, while maneuvering under air attack by Task Force 38 in Miyatsu Bay, Hatsushimo struck a mine and sank 12 miles (22 km) west-northwest of Maizuru, Kyoto (). She was the last Japanese destroyer sunk in World War II.
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| Hatsuharu-class destroyer |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
