Japanese destroyer Murakumo (1928)

	Murakumo
History
Stricken	15 November 1942
Fate	Sunk in action, 12 October 1942
General characteristics
Displacement	1,750 long tons (1,780 t) standard; 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) re-built;
Length	111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp; 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline; 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall;
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	4 × Kampon type boilers; 2 × Kampon Type Ro geared turbines; 2 × shafts at 50,000 ihp (37,000 kW);
Speed	38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	219
Armament	6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2); up to 22 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns; up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns; 9 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes; 36 × depth charges;

Murakumo (群雲) was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Gathering Clouds" or "Cluster of Clouds".

On 11 October-12 October 1942, Murakumo made a troop transport run to Guadalcanal. She was sunk by air attack after attempting to assist Japanese cruiser Furutaka in aftermath of the Battle of Cape Esperance. Three near-misses, a torpedo hit and then a bomb hit left the ship unmaneuverable and aflame, with 22 dead. Shirayuki rescued survivors, including Lieutenant Commander Higashi, then scuttled Murakumo with a torpedo 90 miles (167 km) west-northwest of Savo Island (08°40′S 159°20′E / 8.667°S 159.333°E / -8.667; 159.333).

On 15 November 1942, Murakumo was removed from the Navy List.

Commanding Officers

Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Nobuo Yanagihara - 20 October 1928 - 10 May 1929

Cmdr. Nobuo Yanagihara - 10 May 1929 - 30 November 1929

Lt. Cmdr. Shigeru Yokoyama - 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930

Lt. Cmdr. Keizo Sato - 1 December 1930 - 31 October 1931

Lt. Cmdr. Kiyogo Takeda - 31 October 1931 - 1 December 1932

Cmdr. Teruo Akiyama - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1935

Lt. Cmdr. Seiroku Murayama - 15 November 1935 - 1 July 1936

Cmdr. Kakuro Mutaguchi - 1 July 1936 - 1 November 1936

Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Iwata Yamamoto - 1 November 1936 - 15 December 1938 (Promoted to Commander on 1 December 1937.)

Lt. Cmdr. Magatarou Koga - 15 December 1938 - 1 December 1939

Lt. Cmdr. Seiji Nakasugi - 1 December 1939 - 10 April 1941

Lt. Cmdr. Hideo Higashi - 10 April 1941 - 12 October 1942

In popular culture

In the anime Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora, Murakumo is the name of one of the Absolute Angels.

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v t e Fubuki-class destroyers
Type I (Fubuki class)	Fubuki Shirayuki Hatsuyuki Miyuki Murakumo Shinonome Usugumo Shirakumo Isonami Uranami
Type II (Ayanami subclass)	Ayanami Shikinami Asagiri Yūgiri Amagiri Sagiri Oboro Akebono Sazanami Ushio
Preceded by: Mutsuki class Followed by: Akatsuki class
List of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy