Japanese destroyer Murasame (1937)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | January 7, 1937 |
| Launched: | June 20, 1937 |
| Commissioned: | January 7, 1937 |
| Decommissioned: | March 6, 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk (March 6, 1943) |
| Struck: | March 6, 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1685 tons |
| Length: | 109 meters |
| Beam: | |
| Draft: | |
| Speed: | 34 knots |
| Complement: | |
| Armament: | 5x5" Guns |
The Murasame (村雨?), not to be confused with the later Murasame class destroyer, was a Shiratsuyu Class destroyer sunk overnight March 6, 1943 in the Battle of Blackett Strait. None of its crew survived. Murasame means "Passing Shower".Japanese navy usually named for weather condition's name to their destroyers.
- Built in Osaka, Japan.
- Escorted transports that landed at Vigan City, northwestern Luzon, on December 11, 1941. The Murasame received slight strafing damage.
- Assisted in landings at Tarakan, Borneo on January 21, 1942.
- Took part in the Battle of the Java Sea, February 27, 1942.
- As part of Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondo's Covering Group, participated in the Battle of Midway, June 1942.
- Provided support in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, August 1942.
- Damaged in an air attack during a supply run on October 5, 1942.
- Escorted transports to Guadalcanal October 14 – 15 1942.
- Rescued crew of the Yura, October 25, 1942.
- Took part in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942.
- Entered an engagement off Guadalcanal (the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal) on November 13, 1942, receiving damage to her forward boiler room. Received repairs November 18 – 29 in Chuuk from repair ship Akashi.
- During the beginning of the Battle of Blackett Strait, March 5, 1943, Murasame and Minegumo are believed to have sunk the submarine USS Grampus (SS-207).
- On March 6, 1943, the Murasame and Minegumo were caught by American Task Force 68 off Vila, after dropping off supplies to the Japanese base there. Both ships were sunk; the Murasame was sunk by the USS Waller (DD-466).
[edit] Commanding officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Kiichiro Wakida - 22 July 1936 - 7 January 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Kiichiro Wakida - 7 January 1937 - 1 December 1937
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Nobuo Konno - 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1938.)
Lt. Cmdr. Mutsuemon Minami - 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
Cmdr. Toyoji Hitomi - 15 October 1939 - 15 November 1940
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Naoji Suenaga - 15 November 1940 - 15 December 1942 (Promoted to Commander on 1 November 1942.)
Lt. Cmdr. Youji Tanegashima - 15 December 1942 - 5 March 1943
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