Japanese destroyer Nowaki
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1937 |
| Laid down: | 8 November 1939 |
| Launched: | 17 September 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 28 April 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 26 October 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,490 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft 9 in (118.5 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.8 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 240 |
| 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 Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Nowaki (野分? "Fall Gales") was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 3 March 1942 the Nowaki help sink the US Gunboat USS Asheville (PG-21). In the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944, Nowaki took part in the torpedo attack on the U.S. escort carriers and assisted in sinking of USS Johnston (DD-557). Later, she removed survivors from the cruiser Chikuma and scuttled her with torpedoes. After being crippled by gunfire from U.S. cruisers on 26 October, she was finished off by torpedoes from USS Owen (DD-536), 65 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Legaspi ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Magatarou Koga - 15 November 1940 - 28 April 1941
Cmdr. Magatarou Koga - 28 April 1941 - 10 April 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Masaomi Araki - 10 April 1943 - 3 July 1943
Cmdr. Takeo Kanda - 3 July 1943 - 25 December 1943
Cmdr. / Capt. / RADM* Setsuji Moriya - 25 December 1943 - 26 October 1944 (KIA; Promoted to Captain on 15 October 1944; posthumous promotion to Rear Admiral.)
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