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Wakaba

Class	Hatsuharu class
Type	Destroyer (DD)
Builder	Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Launched	1934-03-18
Commissioned	1934-10-31
Fate	Sunk. In Bali Strait on the night of 28 February-1 March 1942. None of the four American destroyers was hit. Aircraft from the carrier Franklin sank her off Panay on 24 October 1944. Not credited to one plane. Her captain survived.
Armament (class)	Treaty destroyer after the Special Type. Two twin mounts, one single, two funnels.
Command	Kuroki, Masakichi Captain, in command on 1 March 1942; Relieved on 7 November 1942 Suetsugu, Nobuyoshi Captain from 7 November 1942; Relieved on 1 October 1943 Ninokata, Kanefumi Captain from 1 October 1943; In command when she was lost, 24 October 1944. He survived

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.

Wakaba was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer. The name is young leaves. Sasebo Naval Arsenal laid her down on 12 December 1931, launched her on 18 March 1934, and commissioned her on 31 October 1934.

She was in Destroyer Division 21. On the night of 28 February-1 March 1942, in Bali Strait, the division met Alden, Paul Jones, John D. Edwards, and John D. Ford. None of the four was hit. Masakichi Kuroki had her then. He was relieved on 7 November 1942.

Lieutenant Commander Kanefumi Ninokata had her from 1 October 1943. On 24 October 1944, in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, aircraft from the carrier Franklin sank her off the west coast of Panay. She was gone in about forty-five minutes. Forty-two men were killed. Hatsushimo and Hatsuharu took off the survivors, Ninokata among them. The loss is not credited to one plane.

The pictures on this page are the originals.