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*Sunk in action, 12 October 1942
 
*Sunk in action, 12 October 1942
*The sword on her back is a nod to the Ame-no-murakumo-no-tsurugi ( "The Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven"), more commonly known today as Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (The Grass-cutting Sword"), one of the three pieces of the Imperial Regalia of Japan - akin to the Crown Jewels of the UK.  Murakumo's name means "Gathering Clouds" or "Massed Clouds" in keeps with IJN destroyer naming conventions.
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*The sword on her back is a nod to the Ame-no-murakumo-no-tsurugi ( "The Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven"), more commonly known today as Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (The Grass-cutting Sword"), one of the three pieces of the Imperial Regalia of Japan - akin to the Crown Jewels of the UK.  Murakumo's name means "Gathering Clouds" or "Massed Clouds" in keeping with IJN destroyer naming conventions.
    
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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