− | *Collision with tanker Seikyo Maru, 15 June 1944 in the Philippine Sea ([http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Japanese_destroyer_Shiratsuyu¶ms=09_09_N_126_51_E_ 09°09′N 126°51′E]) | + | *Her constant references to "Number 1!" may refer to the [[wikipedia:1st_Naval_Armaments_Supplement_Programme_%28Japan,_1931%29|Circle 1 program]], where she was the first of first ships built for the then-developing tensions for World War II. Oh, and she was also designed to be ''the'' heavy hitter of the fleet. |