Japanese destroyer Wakaba
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 4 July 1942 |
| Struck: | 10 December 1944 |
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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 |
Wakaba was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Fresh Verdure" (Young leaf or leaves).
On 24 October 1944, in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Wakaba was sunk by aircraft from USS Franklin (CV-13), struck by one or two bombs off the west coast of Panay (). Hatsuharu rescued 78 survivors and Hatsushimo 74.
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| Hatsuharu-class destroyer |
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Hatsuharu | Ariake | Hatsushimo | Nenohi | Wakaba | Yugure |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
