Japanese destroyer Nenohi
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 4 July 1942 |
| Struck: | 31 July 1942 |
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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 |
Nenohi was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "New Year Festival of Old Japan".
On 4 July 1942, Nenohi was torpedoed and sunk by USS Triton (SS-201) while escorting seaplane carrier Kamikawa Maru southeast of Attu, near Agattu Island (). She capsized two minutes after being hit and sank in five—188 were killed, including Lieutenant Commander Terauchi; 38 survivors rescued by Inazuma.
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| Hatsuharu-class destroyer |
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Hatsuharu | Ariake | Hatsushimo | Nenohi | Wakaba | Yugure |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
