Japanese destroyer Wakaba
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 24 October 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 December 1944 |
| General Characteristics | |
| 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.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu - 25 May 1934 - 10 October 1934
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu - 10 October 1934 - 21 November 1935 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1935.)
Lt. Cmdr. Kenji Nakamura - 21 November 1935 - 1 December 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Seiji Sawamura - 1 December 1937 - 12 January 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Moritarou Tsukamoto - 12 January 1938 - 1 December 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Ichitaro Oshima - 1 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Masutoshi Yasunami - 15 October 1939 - 15 October 1940
Lt. Cmdr. Gorou Yoshii - 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
Lt. Cmdr. Masakichi Kuroki - 10 September 1941 - 7 November 1942
Lt. Cmdr. Nobuyoshi Suetsugu - 7 November 1942 - 1 October 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Kanehumi Ninokata - 1 October 1943 - 24 October 1944
[edit] See also
- JDS Wakaba (DE-261), a post-war radar trials ship
- List of World War II ships
[edit] External links
| Hatsuharu-class destroyer |
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Hatsuharu | Ariake | Hatsushimo | Nenohi | Wakaba | Yugure |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
