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was converted into a minesweeper in 1924, she was rearmed with a pair of
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638:(1985). "Japan". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.).
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Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
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345:("Month of the submerged rice field") was one of 32
482:between the superstructure and the stern gun. When
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714:Watts, Anthony J. & Gordon, Brian G. (1971).
640:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
462:on single mounts; the forward gun was located on
406:of 21 feet 7 inches (6.6 m) and a
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488:12-centimetre (4.7 in) 3rd Year Type guns
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661:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth.
532:on 1 June 1930 and subsequently broken up.
1108:Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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231:21 ft 7 in (6.6 m)
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1103:World War I destroyers of Japan
528:on 1 August 1928. The ship was
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548:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for
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410:of 6 feet (1.8 m). The
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21:Japanese destroyer Minatsuki
1072:List of destroyers of Japan
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210:227 ft (69.2 m) (
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494:Construction and career
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363:Design and description
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239:6 ft (1.8 m)
718:. London: Macdonald.
612:Friedman 2011, p. 349
577:Friedman 1985, p. 241
516:on 25 February 1906,
472:three-inch 8 cwt guns
470:. Four 28-calibre QF
427:indicated horsepower
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314:4 × single
308:2 × single
286:1,200
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118:1 June 1930
36:Sister ship
1098:1906 ships
1087:Categories
814:Shiratsuyu
786:Hatsushimo
386:(387
353:destroyers
295:Complement
260:Propulsion
187:(387
81:Mitsubishi
987:Kikutsuki
974:Nagatsuki
961:Minatsuki
947:Hatsuyuki
933:Hatsuharu
828:Matsukaze
821:Shirayuki
560:Citations
503:laid down
499:Minatsuki
484:Minatsuki
480:torpedoes
476:broadside
392:deep load
384:long tons
380:displaced
333:Minatsuki
196:full load
185:long tons
172:destroyer
107:Completed
91:Laid down
71:Minatsuki
1048:Harusame
926:Shirotae
891:Mikazuki
849:Asatsuyu
835:Harukaze
800:Kisaragi
779:Kamikaze
765:Kamikaze
518:launched
514:Nagasaki
510:shipyard
450:Kamikaze
412:Kamikaze
374:Harusame
369:Kamikaze
348:Kamikaze
303:Armament
167:Kamikaze
150:Scrapped
99:Launched
85:Nagasaki
1057:Umikaze
1026:Ayanami
1013:Isonami
1000:Uranami
884:Yūdachi
842:Shigure
807:Asakaze
454:calibre
443:ratings
408:draught
378:. They
236:Draught
123:Renamed
77:Builder
46:History
39:Ayanami
940:Wakaba
919:Hibiki
912:Nenohi
898:Nowaki
877:Yūgure
870:Yūnagi
856:Hayate
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350:-class
205:Length
169:-class
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954:Uzuki
905:Ushio
793:Yayoi
629:Books
536:Notes
468:stern
435:knots
376:class
283:Range
276:knots
271:Speed
137:As a
993:W-12
980:W-11
967:W-10
863:Oite
720:ISBN
701:ISBN
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367:The
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146:Fate
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67:Name
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