Japanese destroyer Hayanami
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was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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On 7 June 1944, Hayanami was torpedo
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ed and sunk by near Tawitawi, 35 miles (65 km) east of Borneo
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(04°43′N 120°03′E). The destroyer blew up and sank with 208 killed; 45 survivors were rescued by .
On 10 August 1944, Hayanami was removed from Navy List.