Japanese destroyer Murakumo
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 Murakumo |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Struck: | 15 November 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 12 October 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 378 ft 3 in (115.3 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Kampon type boilers, 2 × Parsons geared turbines, 2 × shafts at 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed: | 38 knots (70 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm at 14 knots (9,200 km at 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 197 |
| Armament: | 6 × 127 mm (5 in) / 50 caliber DP guns (3×2) up to 22 × 25 mm AA guns up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes 36 × depth charges |
Murakumo (群雲) was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Gathering Clouds" or "Cluster of Clouds".
On 11 October-12 October 1942, Murakumo made a troop transport run to Guadalcanal. She was sunk by air attack after attempting to assist Japanese cruiser Furutaka in aftermath of the Battle of Cape Esperance. Three near-misses, a torpedo hit and then a bomb hit left the ship unmaneuverable and aflame, with 22 dead. Shirayuki rescued survivors, including Lieutenant Commander Higashi, then scuttled Murakumo with a torpedo 90 miles (167 km) west-northwest of Savo Island ().
On 15 November 1942, Murakumo was removed from the Navy List.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Nobuo Yanagihara - 20 October 1928 - 10 May 1929
Cmdr. Nobuo Yanagihara - 10 May 1929 - 30 November 1929
Lt. Cmdr. Shigeru Yokoyama - 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
Lt. Cmdr. Keizo Sato - 1 December 1930 - 31 October 1931
Lt. Cmdr. Kiyogo Takeda - 31 October 1931 - 1 December 1932
Cmdr. Teruo Akiyama - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1935
Lt. Cmdr. Seiroku Murayama - 15 November 1935 - 1 July 1936
Cmdr. Kakuro Mutaguchi - 1 July 1936 - 1 November 1936
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Iwata Yamamoto - 1 November 1936 - 15 December 1938 (Promoted to Commander on 1 December 1937.)
Lt. Cmdr. Magatarou Koga - 15 December 1938 - 1 December 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Seiji Nakasugi - 1 December 1939 - 10 April 1941
Lt. Cmdr. Hideo Higashi - 10 April 1941 - 12 October 1942
[edit] In popular culture
- In the anime Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora, Murakumo is the name of one of the Absolute Angels.
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