Japanese destroyer Murakumo

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Japanese destroyer Murakumo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that served actively in the early Pacific War before being sunk in 1942.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fubuki-class destroyer
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
armament naval guns
torpedoes
builtFor Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
classRole first-generation Japanese special-type destroyer
conflict Pacific War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
designedFor heavy torpedo armament
high speed
ocean-going operations
era World War II naval ship
interwar naval ship
fate sunk in combat
hasNationality Japanese
historicalSignificance example of advanced interwar Japanese destroyer design
navalFleet Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
navy Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
notableFor service in early Pacific War operations
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Fubuki-class destroyer program NERFINISHED
serviceBranch Japanese surface fleet
serviceEntry interwar period
shipClass Fubuki-class destroyer NERFINISHED
shipType destroyer
status war loss
sunkDuring Pacific War NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
sunkIn 1942
theater Asian waters
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
usedAs escort ship
screening vessel
torpedo attack ship

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Second Battle of Savo Island involvesShip Japanese destroyer Murakumo