IJN · DD
Uranami
Photos and infoFubuki-class destroyer. The name means shore wave. Uraga Dock built her as Destroyer No. 44. Laid down 28 April 1927, launched 29 November 1928, commissioned 30 June 1929, and renamed Uranami in 1935. On 19 December 1941, off Kota Bharu, she sank the Dutch submarine O 20 and picked up 32 survivors the next morning. She was with Sendai on the battleship night off Guadalcanal and was not sunk. She got away from the Bismarck Sea. On 26 October 1944 escort-carrier aircraft sank her in the Jintotolo Channel. Lieutenant Commander Masuhide Sako was killed. Struck 10 December 1944.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Uraga Dock |
| Launched | 1928-11-29 |
| Commissioned | 1929-06-30 |
| Fate | Sunk. Tenth of the Fubuki-class Special Type destroyers. Laid down 28 April 1927 as Destroyer No. 44 and renamed Uranami in 1935. On 19 December 1941 she sank the Dutch submarine O 20 off Kota Bharu. Escort-carrier aircraft sank her on 26 October 1944 in the Jintotolo Channel, 12 miles southeast of Masbate. Lieutenant Commander Masuhide Sako was killed. Not credited to one ship. Struck 10 December 1944. |
| Armament (class) | Special Type. Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and three banks of tubes. |
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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.
Uranami-top.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night
1942-11-15 · in Sendai's group; not sunk
Battle of the Bismarck Sea
1943-03-02 · got away
