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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