The Yūgumo (夕雲?, "Evening Clouds") was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Participated in the Battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons, and the Santa Cruz Islands. Made troop transport runs to Guadalcanal Nov 7 and 10, 1942. troop transport run to Buna, New Guinea November 17 and 22. Troop evacuation runs to Guadalcanal February 1 and 4, 1943. Troop evacuation run to the Russell Islands February 7. Troop transport run to Kolombangara April 1 and 5. Troop evacuation run to Kiska July 29, evacuated 479. Troop evacuation run to Kolombangara October 2, 1943 On the night of 6–7 October 1943, Yūgumo was on a troop evacuation run to Vella Lavella. In the Battle of Vella Lavella, she charged U.S. destroyers, irreparably damaging USS Chevalier (DD-451) with a torpedo.