Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu (1933)

Hatsuharu was a Hatsuharu-class destroyer in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. She carried the pennant number 1933. Her keel was laid at Sasebo Naval Arsenal on 14 May 1931. She entered service on 30 September 1933, having been launched on 27 February 1933.

Six ships of the class were built. The class followed the Akatsuki-class destroyer (1931) and was succeeded by the Shiratsuyu-class destroyer.

She displaced 1,802 long tons. She measured 109.5 m (359 ft) long with a beam of 10 m (33 ft). Her designed speed was 36 knots, and she carried a complement of 200. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 1,958 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 10 January 1945.

She was sunk on 13 November 1944, at 14°35′N 120°50′E. The wreck survives.

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