Japanese destroyer Yudachi

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Japanese destroyer Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that saw extensive action in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy warship
Shiratsuyu-class destroyer
destroyer
armament Naval guns
Torpedoes
builtFor Imperial Japanese Navy
class Shiratsuyu class
conflict Pacific War
World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
dateOfSinking 1942-11-13
era 20th century warship
fate Sunk in combat
involvedIn Solomon Islands campaign
surface form: Solomon Islands naval battles
namedAfter Evening moonlight (Yūdachi)
navalClassGeneration Pre-war Japanese destroyer design
navalFleet Imperial Japanese Navy
notableEngagement Night actions off Guadalcanal
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
partOf Shiratsuyu-class destroyer group
pennantNumber Yudachi
placeOfSinking Near Guadalcanal
role Escort destroyer
Torpedo attack destroyer
sawActionDuring early Pacific War
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
surface form: Japanese Navy surface fleet
serviceEntryEra Pre–World War II
status Wreck
sunkDuring Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
theaterOfOperations Solomon Islands campaign

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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal involvedShip Japanese destroyer Yudachi