Japanese destroyer Fujinami
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| Completed: | 31 July 1943 |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 27 October 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
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| Displacement: | 2,520 tons |
| Length: | 390 ft 11 in (109.5 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.0 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Fujinami (藤浪?) was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means purple wave or Waves of Wisterias. [1]
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In the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Fujinami escorted the 1st Diversion Attack Force, commanded by Admiral Kurita Takeo. She sustained minor damage from the air attacks on 24–25 October due to near-misses and strafing. In the Battle off Samar on 25 October Fujinami was detached to assist Chokai, then she removed survivors and scuttled the cruiser with a torpedo. On 27 October, while steaming to assist Hayashimo, Fujinami was sunk by aircraft from USS Essex (CV-9), 80 miles (150 km) north of Iloilo (). She was lost with all hands, including the Chokai survivors. The Commanding officer was Cmdr. Tatsuji Matsuzaki from 31 July 1943 - 27 October 1944 (KIA).
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- ^ Destroyers (nami meaning wave - as in Tsunami and Fuji meaning purple or wisteria as in Mt Fuji#Etymology)
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