IJN
Destroyer
January 24, 1943
Justin Taylan, 2006
Wartime
History
Sited by the USS
Wahoo SS-238 to the west
of Kairiru on January 24, 1943. After the Wahoo's first spread of torpedos missed, and a forth was avoided. Harusame moved towards the sub, which fired its final forward torpedo at its bow from only 800 yards away. Hit, ship's bow was blown off in the attack and beached then repaired.
Sunk
While serving as a cover ship for a troop transport run to
Biak, it was sunk U.S. Army B-25s due to two direct bomb hits 30
miles northwest of Cape of Good Hope near Manokwari (00-05 S, 132-45
E) on June 8, 1944; 74 killed, 11 injured. Destroyer SHIGURE rescued 110 survivors
including Lieutenant Commander Tomita, but Comdesdiv 27 (Captain Shirahama
Masashichi) was killed in action.
References
USS Wahoo Report January 29, 1943
Wahoo Report
January 24, 1943
