Hatsuzuki

Appearance

 * Artist: Shizuma Yoshinori (しずまよしのり)

Personality

 * Seiyuu: Nakajima Megumi (中島愛)

Trivia

 * Her name means "First Moon"
 * Along with Shimakaze, Amatsukaze, Akizuki, and Teruzuki, she is one of 5 destroyers with "animated turrets".
 * She has a built-in Anti-Aircraft Fire Director
 * Many accounts imply that the destroyers rescuing Zuikaku's survivors were all sunk; however, this is inaccurate. The main rescuers were Kuwa and Wakatsuki. The Hatsuzuki - the destroyer sunk subsequently - had begun rescue, but when a fifth attack began took up AA guard duty during much of the rescue. She made a gallant fight to the finish that enabled Isuzu , Wakatsuki, and Kuwa to escape. Hatsuzuki had taken some survivors aboard, however, and these were indeed lost with all the destroyer's crew, except for 17 from Zuikaku and eight of the destroyer's own crew in a boat which made their way to Luzon by 14 November, having been providentially cast off when Hatsuzuki got underway to engage the enemy.

Adding the survivors from the Zuihou, it would make around 1500 crewmen saved (plus the crew from the rescuing ships). For reference, an Akizuki-class destroyer could hold 300 men aboard.

In her damaged CG, you can see her look over her shoulder at a little boat. It is possible that is the boat with the 25 survivors in it.