Japanese destroyer Murasame

Four Japanese destroyers have borne the name Murasame (村雨 / むらさめ, "passing shower").^[1]

Japanese destroyer Murasame (1903) was a Harusame-class destroyer destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1902 and decommissioned in 1923.
Japanese destroyer Murasame (1935) was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1935 and sunk 1943 in the Battle of Blackett Strait.
JDS Murasame (DD-107) was the lead ship of Murasame-class destroyer (1958) of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1958 and deleted in 1988.
JDS Murasame (DD-101) is the lead ship of Murasame-class destroyer (1994) of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1994 and as of 2006 still active in service.

References

Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-0408-7.