IJN Murakumo

Sunk

Type	Destroyer
Class	Fubuki
War	Second World War
Main guns	6 × 5″ guns in 3 twin mounts

Sent back to rescue survivors of Cape Esperance and sunk by aircraft from Henderson Field the next day.

IJN destroyer Murakumo, A503 FM30-50 booklet for identification of ships, published by the Division of Naval Inteligence of the Navy Department of the United States. Photo: United States Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

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

Builder	Fujinagata Shipyards
Laid down	25 April 1927
Launched	27 September 1928
Commissioned	10 May 1929
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
Speed	38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Complement	219

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

27 September 1928

Battle of Sunda Strait

Survived

28 February – 1 March 1942

Battle of Cape Esperance

Sunk

11–12 October 1942

Sunk by aircraft the next day