Japanese destroyer Murasame explained

Four Japanese destroyers have borne the name .^[1]

• was a destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1902 and decommissioned in 1923.
• was a destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1935 and sunk 1943 in the Battle of Blackett Strait.
• was the lead ship of the in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1958 and deleted in 1988.
• is the lead ship of the in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launched in 1994.

See also

• Murasame
• Murasame-class destroyer

References

• Book: Jentsura, Hansgeorg . 1976 . Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945 . US Naval Institute Press . 0-87021-893-X .
• Book: Nelson, Andrew N. . 1967 . Japanese–English Character Dictionary . Tuttle . 0-8048-0408-7 . registration .

Notes and References

1. Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 493