Murakumo

Murakumo (叢雲 ”Massed Clouds”?) was a Fubuki class was the fifth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.

Appearance
She wears a short one-piece sailor dress unlike the rest of the Fubuki-class (but just like Hatsuharu and Nenohi). She has long white hair and wields her mast as a polearm.

Personality
She has a tsundere personality. One of the 5 starter ships.

Trivia

 * Although she did rescue Furutaka's crew in the Battle of Cape Esperance, she was shortly later bombed by enemy aircraft, Murakumo caught on fire and became un-maneuverable, 22 died. Shirayuki rescued the remaining survivors and torpedo executed her.
 * Sunk in action, 12 October 1942
 * The sword on her back is a reference to her namesake the Ama-no-murakumo-no-tsurugi, also known as Kusanagi, one of the Three Treasures of Japan - akin to the Crown Jewels of the UK.