Japanese destroyer Takanami (1942)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Takanami |
| Completed: | 31 August 1942 |
| Struck: | 24 December 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 30 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Yūgumo-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,520 long tons (2,560 t) |
| Length: | 119.15 m (390 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draught: | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
| Speed: | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Armament: | 6 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/50 cal dual purpose guns up to 28 × 25 mm (0.98 in) anti-aircraft guns up to 4 × 13 mm (0.51 in) anti-aircraft guns 8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes 36 × depth charges |
Takanami (高波) was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Tall Wave". On the night of October 13–14, she escorted battleships Kongō and Haruna during bombardment of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. On night of October 15–16, she escorted cruisers Myōkō and Maya during bombardment of Henderson Field. On 30 November 1942, Takanami was on a supply transport run to Guadalcanal, when her task group engaged a United States Navy task group in the Battle of Tassafaronga. Takanami torpedoed the heavy cruisers USS Minneapolis and New Orleans. She was sunk by enemy gunfire — largely from Minneapolis — several miles south-southwest of Savo Island (9°14′S 159°49′E / 9.23°S 159.82°ECoordinates: 9°14′S 159°49′E / 9.23°S 159.82°E), with 197 killed; 48 survivors reached Guadalcanal, 19 were later captured by US troops.
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