Japanese destroyer Harusame
- Japanese destroyer Harusame
The nihongo|"Harusame"| was a sclass|Shiratsuyu|destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship's name means "spring rain" in Japanese.
On the night of 12–13 November 1942, in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, "Harusame" escorted the Bombardment Force commanded by Rear Admiral Abe Hiroaki. She claimed to have inflicted heavy gunnery damage on an American cruiser; then she escorted the battleship "Kirishima" to the rear. Later she joined the Support Force of Admiral Kurita Takeo, then sailed to Truk on 18 November. On 24 January 1943 the "Harusame" was torpedoed and damaged by USS|Wahoo|SS-238.
On 8 June 1944, while on a troop transport run to Biak, "Harusame" was sunk by U.S. Army Air Forces B-25s 30 miles (55 km) northwest of Manokwari, New Guinea (coord|00|05|S|132|45|E).
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Kameshirou Takahashi - 15 July 1936—1 June 1937
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kameshirou Takahashi (Promoted 15 November 1938) - 1 June 1937—15 December 1938
* Lt. Cmdr. Hiromu Hirose - 15 December 1938—15 October 1940
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Sutezo Tomita (Promoted 15 October 1941)- 15 October 1940—25 April 1942
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Masao Kamiyama (Promoted 1 November 1942) - 25 April 1942—1 July 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. Tatshuhiko Takahashi - 1 July 1943—10 July 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. Shirou Ono - 10 July 1943—5 November 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. Toshihiko Tomita - 5 November 1943—8 June 1944
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/shirat_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Shiratsuyu"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/harusa_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Harusame" history]
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