IJN · DD
Samidare
Photos and infoShiratsuyu-class destroyer. Shigure's partner at Vella Lavella. Selfridge was firing at the pair when a torpedo took her bow off.
| Class | Shiratsuyu class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Uraga |
| Launched | 1935-07-06 |
| Fate | Sunk. Damaged in a collision with Shiratsuyu at Empress Augusta Bay, and not sunk there. Sunk 26 August 1944 off Palau by American carrier aircraft and a submarine. Not credited to one ship. |
| Armament (class) | Two twin mounts and one single mount, with two funnels. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Murasame-samidare.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Balikpapan
1942-01-24 · with Naka. Did not meet the American destroyers. Not sunk
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · Destroyer Division 2, with Naka. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action
1942-11-13 · a shell in the bow; withdrew
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night
1942-11-15 · took off Kirishima's survivors; not sunk
Battle of Vella Lavella
1943-10-06 · in the fight with Shigure
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1943-11-02 · collided with Shiratsuyu; damaged; not sunk
