Japanese destroyer Takanami (1942)

	Right elevation and plan of a Yūgumo-class destroyer
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Takanami
Builder	Uraga Dock Company
Laid down	29 May 1941
Launched	16 March 1942
Completed	31 August 1942
Stricken	24 December 1942
Fate	Sunk, 30 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Yūgumo-class destroyer
Displacement	2,520 long tons (2,560 t)
Length	119.15 m (390 ft 11 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Speed	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement	228
Armament	6 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/50 cal dual purpose guns; up to 28 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) anti-aircraft guns; up to 4 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) anti-aircraft guns; 8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes; 36 × depth charges;

Takanami (高波) was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Tall Wave".

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