Japanese destroyer Shiratsuyu
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | New Reinforcement Programm due to the London Naval Treaty 1931 |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | Completed 20 August 1936, Sasebo |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sunk in collision, 15 June 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 August 1944 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,980 tons |
| Length: | 352 ft 8 in (107.5 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in ( 127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 16 depth charges |
Shiratsuyu was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Shimmering Dew" (White Dew).
On 15 June 1944, Shiratsuyu was escorting 1st Supply Force from Davao. She was sunk in a collision with the tanker Seiyo Maru 90 miles (165 km) southeast of Surigao Strait (), after which her depth charges exploded among survivors.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Yoshishige Amaya - 15 August 1935 - 20 August 1936
Lt. Cmdr. Yoshishige Amaya - 20 August 1936 - 1 December 1936
Lt. Cmdr. Tokujiro Fukuoka - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Tamotsu Tanii - 1 December 1937 - 2 August 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Motoi Katsumi - 2 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
In Reserve - 15 December 1938 - 1 April 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Kouji Takehiro - 1 April 1939 - 15 November 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Yasuatsu Suzuki - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
Cmdr. Nagahide Sugitani - 15 October 1940 - 25 April 1942
Lt. Cmdr. Kanematsu Hashimoto - 25 April 1942 - 14 September 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Kuro Matsuda - 14 September 1943 - 15 June 1944 (KIA)
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| Shiratsuyu-class destroyer |
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Shiratsuyu | Shigure | Murasame | Yudachi | Samidare | Harusame | Yamakaze | Kawakaze | Umikaze | Suzukaze |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
