Hatsushimo

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Basic Hatsushimo No.78 初霜 Hatsuharu Class Destroyer Statistics HP 16 Firepower 10 (29) Armor 6 (19) Torpedo 27 (69) Evasion 43 (79) AA 9 (39) Aircraft 0 ASW 21 (49) Speed Fast LOS 5 (19) Range Short Luck 10 (49) Consumption Fuel no data Ammo no data Build Time Slots 20:00 2 Stock Equipment 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount -Unequipped- -Locked- -Locked-

Upgrade Hatsushimo Kai No.78 初霜改 Hatsuharu Class Destroyer Statistics HP 30 Firepower 12 (49) Armor 13 (49) Torpedo 28 (79) Evasion 45 (89) AA 15 (49) Aircraft 0 ASW 24 (59) Speed Fast LOS 7 (39) Range Short Luck 12 (59) Consumption Fuel no data Ammo no data Build Time Slots Lv20 Remodel 3 Stock Equipment 10cm Twin High-angle Mount 61cm Quad Torpedo Mount -Unequipped- -Locked-

Quote

Event	Japanese	English	Note
Introduction	初春型四番艦、初霜です。皆さん、よろしくお願いします！	Fourth ship of the Hatsuharu class, Hatsushimo. Everyone, I'm very pleased to meet you!
Library Intro	初春型駆逐艦の4番艦、初霜です。 アリューシャン作戦、アッツ島沖海戦、キスカ島撤退作戦、マリアナ沖海戦、 北号作戦、坊ノ岬沖海戦など、様々な激戦に参加しました！ ほんと、頑張ったんです！	4th of the Hatsuharu-class destroyers, Hatsushimo. I was in lots of hard battles like the Operation AL, the Battle of the Komandorski Islands, the occupation of Kiska, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, Operation Kita and Ten-Go! I really did my best!	(Hatsushimo was the very last Japanese destroyer lost in WWII.)
Secretary(1)	はい、いつでもご質問どうぞ	Yes, you can ask a question any time.
Secretary(2)	準備万端ですよ	Preparation complete.
Secretary(3)	て、提督…？ああ、魚雷管の角度を直してくれてるんですね？いつもすみません	A-Admiral? Oh, you fixed the angle of my torpedo tube? Thank you as always.
Secretary(idle)
Secretary(Married)	やっちゃいます！	That did it!
Wedding	キスカ。……って、ごめんなさい！　今の私は、恋愛には興味が無いの……。それでも、待ってて……くれるの？	Kiska… Ah, I'm sorry! I'm not interested in romance right now...even so, will you wait for me...?
Show player's score	提督に、ご連絡があるみたい	It seems like there's a message for you, Admiral.
Joining a fleet	初霜、出撃します！	Hatsushimo, sortieing!
Equipment(1)	うん！ちょうどいいわ！	Yeah! Just right!
Equipment(2)	これはすごいわ！ありがとう！	This is awesome! Thank you!
Equipment(3)	やっちゃいます！	That did it!
Equipment(3) is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
Supply	うん、ちょうどいいわ！	Yeah! Just right!
Docking Current HP ≥ 50% of Max HP	ちょっとだけ、休憩ね。	I'll take a break, just for a bit.
Docking Current HP < 50% of Max HP	これでまた、みんなを守れるわ。	With this, I'll be able to protect everyone again.
Docking completed
Ship construction	新しい仲間が誕生したようです	Looks like a new comrade has been born.
Return from sortie	艦隊が帰投したみたい、お疲れ様	It seems the fleet's returned to base. Good work!
Start a sortie	戦艦の護衛なら任せてね	Leave the battleship escorting to me!	(Hatsushimo was responsible for escorting Ise, Hyuuga, Haruna and Yamato during the final stretch of the war)
Battle start	敵艦発見です！	Enemy spotted!
Air battle
Attack	見てなさい！	Watch this!
Night battle	ほんと詰めが甘いのね	They really slack off near the end, you know?
Night attack	私が、守ります！	I'll protect us!
MVP	一隻でも一人でも、救えるなら私は、それで満足なの	Even if it's just one boat, just one man, if can I save them, then I'm satisfied.	(Hatushimo rescued many survivors, including those from Yahagi, Hamakaze and Wakaba. Probably in part inspired by her final captain, Sakawa Masazou, an outspoken humanitarian as revealed by post-war interviews.)
Minor damaged(1)	きゃっ！？	Kyaa!
Minor damaged(2)	信じられません…	Unbelievable...
≥Moderately damaged	ま…まだ…沈んだり……しないわ。	Not...not yet. I won't sink...!	(Hatsushimo lasted later into the war than another non-surviving Kanmusu. She did not actually go under but was rather wrecked by a mine and towed to harbour where she was dismantled.)
Sunk	提督...みんな...ご無事ですか...？　なら...いいの...	Admiral...everyone...are you okay...? Then...it's fine...

Character

Voiced by: Kobayashi Motoko

Illustrated by: やどかり(Yadokari)

Appearance

Brick red eyes and long black hair held together with a red hair tie towards the end, though nevertheless a little messy all around. Dresses in a black suit jacket with a matching skirt over a white button-down shirt and red tie; wears black socks and brown penny loafers. She holds two small main cannons in both hands resembling dual 12.7cm naval guns, though the left one only has a single turret (which was the standard for Hatsuharu-class destroyers until post-1942 when they were replaced with additional anti-air guns), with 61cm triple torpedo mounts attached to either side of her torso. A Type 13 Air RADAR is apparent, resembling the one equipped by her real-life counterpart. Her design from the point of view of her armaments appears to reflect the real ship at the outset of the war rather than the later years. 

Personality

Friendly and enthusiastic but professional. The majority of her dialogue is spoken in somewhat feminine but politely formal language. Hatsushimo is notably selfless and humble, talking about other ships (though none in particular) or the navy on whole in her MVP, Docking, Sortie Start and Sinking lines. Her Moderate Damage artwork and dialogue show a somewhat different side, however, with Hatsushimo much angrier-looking and determined not to sink. This is perhaps a reference to her very late wreckage in real life, surviving even the suicide mission Ten-Gō. Serving as an escort frequently throughout the Pacific War, protecting others appears to be her top priority (she was very successful at doing so), and likewise it's something she speaks of often.

Much of her personality may be based on her final and most significant captain, Sakawa Masazou (酒勾雅三), a devoted humanitarian. Many of Hatsushimo's traits seem to match up with his own.

Trivia

• Was the last IJN destroyer to be lost in the Pacific War, outlasted in Kancolle only by the surviving Yukikaze, Hibiki, and Ushio.
• Hatsushimo took part in Operation Ten-Gō, Yamato's final mission, and took even less damage during it than Yukikaze, emerging unscathed with two sailors injured. By contrast she rescued nearly 2,400 people according to a later interview with her captain at the time.
• Mined and critically damaged in action, July 30, 1945 at Miyazu Bay, Kyoto (35°33′N 135°12′E). Towed to Maizuru and immediately dismantled for scrap.
  • Mine was estimated to be counted up by Yukikaze
• Her name means "first frost of the year", often associated with the month November.
• Wears her suit and tie properly in contrast to her sister ship Wakaba.
• An anchor was retrieved from her wreckage and is currently displayed outside of the Yamada Memorial Hospital in Sumida City, Tokyo. Interestingly, Yukikaze met a similar fate (memorialised via anchor, along with her rudder) after failed attempts to bring her full self back to Japan to be preserved as a museum ship.

See Also

• View Hatsushimo CG
• List of Destroyers
• Wikipedia entry on destroyer Hatsushimo