Japanese destroyer Arare
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 5 March 1937 |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | 15 April 1939 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 5 July 1942 |
| Struck: | 31 July 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 × 610 mm torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
The Arare (霰?) was a Asashio-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "hailstone".
On 5 July 1942, Arare and two other destroyers were torpedoed by USS Growler (SS-215) seven miles east of Kiska Harbor (). Struck amidships, Arare blew up and sank. 42 survivors were rescued by boats from crippled Shiranuhi.
[edit] Commanding Officers
- Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Toshimichi Ohara - March 15, 1938 - April 15, 1939 (promoted to Commander on November 15, 1938)
- Cmdr. Toshimichi Ohara - April 15, 1939 - September 10, 1941
- Cmdr. Tomoe Ogata - September 10, 1941 - July 5, 1942
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