Japanese destroyer Shiranuhi
- Japanese destroyer Shiranuhi
"Shiranuhi" and . On 27 October she was sunk by aircraft of United States Navy Task Force 77, 80 miles (150 km) north of Iloilo, Panay (coord|12|0|N|122|30|E).
Commanding Officers
* Cmdr. Kanji Nakamura - 20 December 1939 - 15 October 1940
* Cmdr. Shizuo Akazawa - 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1942
* Cmdr. Koushichi Sugioka - 10 September 1942 - 5 February 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Hiroo Yamana - 5 February 1943 - 20 May 1943 (Promoted to Commander on 1 May 1943.)
* Cmdr. Toyoji Hitomi - 20 May 1943 - 10 September 1943
* Cmdr. Hinoe Tomoshige - 10 September 1943 - 5 October 1943
* Cmdr. Masatoshi Yasunami - 5 October 1943 - 1 November 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. / Capt.* Teisaburo Ara - 1 November 1943 - 27 October 1944 (KIA; posthumous double promotion to Captain.)
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/kagero_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Kagero"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/shiran_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Shiranuhi" history]
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