Japanese destroyer Murasame

Japanese destroyer Murasame

Four Japanese destroyers have born the name Murasame (村雨?, "Passing Shower").[1]

  • Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1902 and decommissioned in 1923.
  • lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1994 and as of 2006 still active in service.

Reference

  • Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 087021893X. 
  • Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0804804087. 
  1. ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 493

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