Japanese destroyer Murakumo
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 Murakumo |
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | |
| Struck: | 15 November 1942 |
| Status: | Sunk in action, 12 October 1942 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 378 ft 3 in (115.3 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Kampon type boilers, 2 × Parsons geared turbines, 2 × shafts at 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed: | 38 knots (70 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm at 14 knots (9,200 km at 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 197 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 inch (127 mm) / 50 caliber guns (3 × 2-gun turrets), up to 22 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × 610 mm torpedo tubes, 36 × depth charges |
Murakumo was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Gathering Clouds" or "Cluster of Clouds".
On 11 October-12 October 1942, Murakumo made a troop transport run to Guadalcanal. She was sunk by air attack after attempting to assist Japanese cruiser Furutaka in aftermath of the Battle of Cape Esperance. Three near-misses, a torpedo hit and then a bomb hit left the ship unmaneuverable and aflame, with 22 dead. Shirayuki rescued survivors, including Lieutenant Commander Higashi, then scuttled Murakumo with a torpedo 90 miles (167 km) west-northwest of Savo Island ().
On 15 November 1942, Murakumo was removed from the Navy List.
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| Fubuki-class destroyer |
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Type I (Fubuki) Type II (Ayanami) |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
