Japanese destroyer Fujinami

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Japanese destroyer Fujinami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that served in World War II, notably participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.

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Japanese destroyer Fujinami canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy warship
World War II naval ship of Japan
Yūgumo-class destroyer
armament 4 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns (as built)
6 × 127 mm Type 3 naval guns
8 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
depth charges
battle Battle of Leyte Gulf
beam 10.8 m
builder Fujinagata Shipyards
builtAt Osaka
causeOfSinking air attack
commissioned 1943-02-18
conflict World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement 228
dateOfSinking 1944-10-27
draft 3.76 m
era World War II era
fate sunk
fullLoadDisplacement 2570 t
hullNumber not publicly used (IJN practice for destroyers)
laidDown 1942-02-11
launched 1942-07-20
length 119.17 m
maximumSpeed 35 knots
namedAfter Fujinami
surface form: Fujinami (wind wave)
navalCategory destroyer
navalFleet Imperial Japanese Navy
notableEvent rescued survivors from Japanese cruiser Chikuma at Leyte Gulf
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle off Samar
placeOfSinking off the Philippines
powerOutput 52000 shp
propulsion 2 Kampon geared steam turbines
3 Kampon water-tube boilers
range 5000 nmi at 18 knots
role anti-submarine warfare
escort for capital ships
torpedo attack ship
serviceEndYear 1944
serviceEntryYear 1943
shipClass Yūgumo-class
surface form: Yūgumo class
standardDisplacement 2110 t
sunkBy U.S. carrier aircraft
theater Pacific War

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Japanese cruiser Chokai scuttledBy Japanese destroyer Fujinami
heavy cruiser Chōkai scuttledBy Japanese destroyer Fujinami