destroyer Shiranui

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The destroyer Shiranui was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship that served in multiple major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.

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destroyer Shiranui canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf destroyer
warship
affiliation Imperial Japanese Navy 2nd Fleet
armedWith anti-aircraft guns
depth charges
naval guns
torpedoes
belligerent Axis powers
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
designedFor high speed
long-range operations
torpedo attacks
era World War II warship
fate sunk in World War II
historicalPeriod 20th century
navy Imperial Japanese Navy
notableFor service in multiple major Pacific Theater operations during World War II
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
opposedTo Allied powers in World War II
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign
Battle of Midway
Pacific War
convoy escort operations in the Pacific
operations in the Solomon Islands
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbine
regionOfOperation Central Pacific
North Pacific
Southwest Pacific
linked to: South-West Pacific
role anti-submarine warfare
fleet escort
screening capital ships
serviceEntry World War II era
shipClass Kagerō-class destroyer
shipType ocean-going destroyer
sunkIn Pacific Ocean
theater Pacific Theater of World War II
linked to: Pacific War
usedFor escort missions
offensive naval operations
troop and supply transport cover

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Takeo Kurita notableCommand destroyer Shiranui
subject linked to: Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita