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Japanese destroyer Murasame

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Four Japanese destroyers have borne the name Murasame (村雨 / むらさめ, "passing shower").

  • Japanese destroyer Murasame (1903) 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 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 Murasame-class destroyer (1958) of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1958 and deleted in 1988.
  • JDS Murasame (DD-101) is the lead ship of Murasame-class destroyer (1994) of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1994 and as of 2006 still active in service.
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    Japanese destroyer Murasame Wikipedia