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Japanese destroyer Kusunoki (1945)

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class, but the design was simplified to facilitate production and the ship was one of those built to the modified design. She was
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to make them even more suited for mass production. The ships measured 100 meters (328 ft 1 in)
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on 5 October. The destroyer was disarmed and used to repatriate Japanese personnel in 1945–1947.
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was turned over to Great Britain on 16 July of the latter year and subsequently broken up.
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on 15 July. The ship was turned over to Allied forces at Maizuru at the time of the
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load and 1,554 metric tons (1,529 long tons) at deep load. The ships had two
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Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (2): Asahio to Tachibana Classes
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
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in one twin-gun mount aft and one single mount forward of the
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of 3.37 meters (11 ft 1 in). They displaced 1,309
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Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
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was assigned that day to Destroyer Squadron 11 under the
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Sturton, Ian (1980). "Japan". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.).
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sub-class was a simplified version of the preceding
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Index

Japanese destroyer Kusunoki

Sister ship
Empire of Japan
Camphor
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Royal Navy
scrapped
Matsu-class
escort destroyer
t
long tons
standard
o/a
water-tube boilers
shp
kW
steam turbines
knots
nmi
Type 22
search radar
Type 13
early-warning radar
127 mm (5 in)
DP guns
25 mm (1 in)
AA guns
torpedo tubes
depth charges

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