was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Monsoon Rain Over Land" (Early Summer Rain). Translated character for character, her name means "Fifth Moon/Month Rain," or "May Rain."

On the night of 12–13 November 1942, Samidare escorted Rear Admiral Abe Hiroaki's Bombardment Force. She entered the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal late, but assisted in sinking of and damaging . She rescued 207 survivors from the destroyer and attempted to scuttle the ship with torpedoes, then to returned to the Shortland Islands to unload passengers.

In the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, on the night of 14–15 November, Samidare joined Admiral Kondō Nobutake's Emergency Bombardment Force. With her squadron flagship in an assault on American destroyers, she assisted in sinking the , and , and damaging the . She assisted sinking the crippled battleship and helped remove her survivors, then returned to Truk on 18 November.

On 18 August 1944, Samidare ran aground on Velasco Reef near Palau (). On 25 August, she was torpedoed by . The destroyer broke in two with the stern-section sinking, and the bow-section later destroyed by the Japanese.

Commanding Officers

• Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Mutsuji Arichika - 12 November 1936—29 January 1937
• Lt. Cmdr. Rokuji Ukon - 29 January 1937—1 December 1937
• Lt. Cmdr. Yasumasa Watanabe - 1 December 1937—15 December 1938
• Lt. Cmdr. Tokuma Abe - 15 December 1938—15 November 1939
• Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Takisaburo Matsubara (Promoted while in command) - 15 November 1939—13 October 1942
• Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Noboru Nakamura (Promoted 1 November 1942) - 13 October 1942—13 August 1943
• Lt. Cmdr. Yoshirou Sugihara - 13 August 1943—27 January 1944
• Lt. Cmdr. Tokuta Nishimura - 27 January 1944—2 July 1944
• Lt. Cmdr. Yasunosuke Okuma - 2 July 1944—25 August 1944

See also

• List of World War II ships
• List of ships of the Japanese Navy

External links

• CombinedFleet.com: Shiratsuyu-class destroyers
• CombinedFleet.com: Samidare history