Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu
- Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu
"Hatsuharu" was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Early spring".
On 13–14 November 1944, "Hatsuharu" was sunk in a U.S. air raid on Manila, Philippines. Near-misses led to flooding and fires; she sank upright in shallow water in Manila Bay (coord|14|35|N|120|50|E).
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Goro Tezuka - 22 October 1931 - 15 August 1932
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Goro Tezuka - 15 August 1932 - 1 November 1934 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1933.)
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Baron Matsuji Ijuin - 1 November 1934 - 21 November 1935 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1935.)
* Cmdr. Saiji Norimitsu - 21 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
* Lt. Cmdr. Toshiro Takeuchi - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
* Lt. Cmdr. Masao Yanagawa - 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
* Lt. Cmdr. Kiyoshi Tomura - 1 August 1938 - 15 October 1939
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Tsuneo Orita - 15 October 1939 - 1 November 1940 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1939.)
* Lt. Cmdr. Shunsaku Kudō - 1 November 1940 - 13 August 1942
* Lt. Cmdr. Hagumu Ishii - 13 August 1942 - 27 August 1942
* Lt. Cmdr. Saneho Maeda - 27 August 1942 - 25 October 1943
* Lt. Cmdr. Kunio Ikunaga - 25 October 1943 - 13 April 1944 (KIA)
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/hatsuh_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Hatsuharu"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/hatsuh_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Hatsuharu" history]
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