Japanese destroyer Natsugumo
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 12 October 1942 |
| Struck: | 15 November 1942 |
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| Displacement: | 2,370 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft (118.3 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 11 in (10.3 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 cal DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Natsugumo was a Asashio-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "White Summer Clouds".
On the night of 11–12 October 1942, Natsugumo escorted the seaplane carriers Nisshin and Chitose on a troop transport run to Guadalcanal. She was sunk by air attack while assisting crippled Murakumo in the aftermath of the Battle of Cape Esperance. Near-misses caused uncontrollable flooding and the ship capsized only 39 minutes after being attacked, 90 miles (165 km) west-northwest of Savo Island (). Asagumo rescued the crew, but there were 16 killed, including Commander Tsukamoto.
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| Asashio-class destroyer |
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Asashio | Oshio | Michishio | Arashio | Natsugumo | Yamagumo | Minegumo | Asagumo | Arare | Kasumi |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
