Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu
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| Launched: | 27 February 1933 | |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 14 November 1944 |
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| Struck: | 10 January 1945 | |
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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 × Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
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Hatsuharu was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Early spring".
On 13–14 November 1944, Hatsuharu was sunk in a U.S. air raid on Manila, Philippines. Near-misses led to flooding and fires; she sank upright in shallow water in Manila Bay ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Goro Tezuka - 22 October 1931 - 15 August 1932
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Goro Tezuka - 15 August 1932 - 1 November 1934 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1933.)
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Baron Matsuji Ijuin - 1 November 1934 - 21 November 1935 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1935.)
Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu - 21 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
Lt. Cmdr. Toshiro Takeuchi - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Masao Yanagawa - 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Kiyoshi Tomura - 1 August 1938 - 15 October 1939
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Tsuneo Orita - 15 October 1939 - 1 November 1940 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1939.)
Lt. Cmdr. Shunsaku Kudo - 1 November 1940 - 13 August 1942
Lt. Cmdr. Hagumu Ishii - 13 August 1942 - 27 August 1942
Lt. Cmdr. Saneho Maeda - 27 August 1942 - 25 October 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Kunio Ikunaga - 25 October 1943 - 13 April 1944 (KIA)
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