Japanese destroyer Harusame

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Four Japanese destroyers have borne the name Harusame:

Japanese destroyer Harusame (1902) was a Harusame-class destroyer launched in 1902 and wrecked in 1911.
Japanese destroyer Harusame (1935) was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer launched in 1935 and sunk in 1944.
JDS Harusame (DD-109) was a Murasame-class destroyer launched in 1959 and stricken in 1989.
JS Harusame is a Murasame-class destroyer launched in 1995.

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Murasame was the third of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, and was built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the "Circle One" Program. This vessel should not be confused with the earlier Russo-Japanese War-period Harusame-class torpedo boat destroyer with the same name.

Harusame was the sixth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, and was built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the "Circle One" Program. This vessel should not be confused with the earlier Russo-Japanese War-period Harusame-class torpedo boat destroyer with the same name.

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Four Japanese destroyers have borne the name Murasame.

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JS Murasame (むらさめ) is the lead vessel of the Murasame-class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

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