Japanese destroyer Teruzuki (1941)

History
Name	Teruzuki
Completed	31 August 1942
Stricken	15 January 1943
Fate	Sunk in action 12 December 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Akizuki-class destroyer
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 2,700 long tons (2,743 t) standard; 3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load
Length	134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
Beam	11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draft	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 4 × Kampon type boilers; 2 × Parsons geared turbines; 2 × shafts, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range	8,300 nmi (15,400 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement	300
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 8 × 100 mm (4 in)/65 cal DP guns; • up to 51 × 25 mm AA guns; • 4 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes; • 72 × depth charges

Teruzuki was a Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Pale or Lighter Moon, Shining Moon".

On 12–13 November 1942, Teruzuki was part of the Bombardment Force commanded by Rear Admiral Abe Hiroaki. In the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, she claimed hits on seven U.S. ships, including one sinking. The following morning, she assisted the crippled battleship Hiei.

On 14–15 November, she joined the Emergency Bombardment Force commanded by Admiral Kondō Nobutake. In the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, she and the destroyer Asagumo provided close cover to the heavy ships. Afterwards, she assisted the crippled battleship Kirishima and helped remove survivors.

On the night of 11–12 December 1942, Teruzuki led a transport run to Guadalcanal. While patrolling close to shore at low speed, she was attacked by PT-37 and PT-40, torpedoed and left dead in the water. Fires spread over the next three hours until reaching depth charges, resulting explosions sinking the ship.