Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu
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| Launched: | 27 February 1933 | |
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 14 November 1942 |
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| Struck: | 10 January 1945 | |
| General Characteristics | ||
| Displacement: | 1,802 tons | |
| Length: | 359 ft 3 in (109.5 m) | |
| Beam: | 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) | |
| Draft: | 9 ft 11 in (3.0 m) | |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h) | |
| Complement: | 200 | |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
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Hatsuharu was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Spring Rains".
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 ().
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| Hatsuharu-class destroyer |
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Hatsuharu | Ariake | Hatsushimo | Nenohi | Wakaba | Yugure |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
