Japanese destroyer Wakaba
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 24 October 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 December 1944 |
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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 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Wakaba was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Fresh Verdure" (Young leaf or leaves).
On 24 October 1944, in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Wakaba was sunk by aircraft from USS Franklin (CV-13), struck by one or two bombs off the west coast of Panay (). Hatsuharu rescued 78 survivors and Hatsushimo 74.
Commanding Officers
- Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu - 25 May 1934 - 10 October 1934
- Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu - 10 October 1934 - 21 November 1935 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1935.)
- Lt. Cmdr. Kenji Nakamura - 21 November 1935 - 1 December 1937
- Lt. Cmdr. Seiji Sawamura - 1 December 1937 - 12 January 1938
- Lt. Cmdr. Moritarou Tsukamoto - 12 January 1938 - 1 December 1938
- Lt. Cmdr. Ichitaro Oshima - 1 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
- Lt. Cmdr. Masutoshi Yasunami - 15 October 1939 - 15 October 1940
- Lt. Cmdr. Gorou Yoshii - 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
- Lt. Cmdr. Masakichi Kuroki - 10 September 1941 - 7 November 1942
- Lt. Cmdr. Nobuyoshi Suetsugu - 7 November 1942 - 1 October 1943
- Lt. Cmdr. Kanehumi Ninokata - 1 October 1943 - 24 October 1944
[edit] See also
- JDS Wakaba (DE-261), a post-war radar trials ship
- List of World War II ships
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