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-Japane
Harusame underway on 30 November 1943.
Harusame torpedoed by the US submarine Wahoo near Wewak, New Guinea, on 24 January 1943.
Battle of the Java Sea
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The Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.
The Japanese cruiser Haguro pictured after the battle
HNLMS De Ruyter at anchor in the bay at Oosthaven shortly before the battle, Admiral Doorman's flagship
The light cruiser HNLMS Java at anchor, 5 February 1942
HMS Exeter anchored off Sumatra in preparation for the battle