Japanese destroyer Shigure (damaged and later lost)

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The Japanese destroyer Shigure was a Shiratsuyu-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that saw extensive action throughout World War II before ultimately being lost after surviving numerous earlier engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Shiratsuyu-class destroyer
armament 127 mm naval guns
Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes
anti-aircraft guns
torpedo tubes
category Shiratsuyu-class destroyers
linked to: Shiratsuyu class

World War II destroyers of Japan
class Shiratsuyu class
commissioned 1936
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
damagedIn multiple naval engagements in World War II
designedBy Imperial Japanese Navy technical department
displacement approximately 1,700 tons standard
era World War II era
linked to: World War II

interwar period
fate sunk
hullMaterial steel
laidDown 1933
launched 1935
navy Imperial Japanese Navy
notableFor surviving numerous earlier engagements before being lost
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
Battle of Surigao Strait
Battle of Vella Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Pacific War
Solomon Islands campaign
pennantNumber DD-??
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role convoy escort
escort ship
troop transport
serviceEntry 1930s
shipType destroyer
status war loss
theater Pacific Ocean
Solomon Sea
Southwest Pacific
usedFor Tokyo Express transport runs
night torpedo attacks

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Sibuyan Sea shipSunk Japanese destroyer Shigure (damaged and later lost)