Japanese destroyer Murasame
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Four Japanese destroyers have borne the name Murasame (村雨 / むらさめ, "passing shower").[1]
- Japanese destroyer Murasame (1902) was a Harusame-class destroyer destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1902 and decommissioned in 1923.
- Japanese destroyer Murasame (1935) was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1935 and sunk 1943 in the Battle of Blackett Strait.
- JDS Murasame (DD-107) was the lead ship of the Murasame-class destroyer (1958) in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1958 and deleted in 1988.
- JDS Murasame (DD-101) is the lead ship of the Murasame-class destroyer (1994) in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1994.
See also
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 493
References
[edit]- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-0408-7.
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