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in seven triple-gun mounts and twenty single mounts. The ships were also each armed with four 610-millimeter (24 in) torpedo tubes in a single quadruple rotating mount
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Destroyers: Selected Photos from the
Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum; the Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui's Photos of Japanese Warships
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was subsequently disarmed and used to repatriate
Japanese troops from abroad. On 25 August 1947, she was turned over to
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to meet the need for more general-purpose destroyers. The ships measured 134.2 meters (440 ft 3 in)
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on 20 April. The destroyer was reassigned to
Destroyer Division 41 of Escort Squadron 31 on 25 May.
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Japanese troops until 1947. Mid-year, the destroyer was turned over to Great
Britain and was
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on 2 December. Completed on 8 April 1945, She was assigned to
Destroyer Squadron 11 of the
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393:. Completed in early 1945, the ship never left home waters. She was surrendered to the
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504:(15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at speeds of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).
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History of World War Two
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throwers and two sets of rails for which 72 depth charges were carried.
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
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for training that same day. The squadron was transferred to the
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of 4.15 meters (13 ft 7 in). They displaced 2,701
389:. The ship was armed with eight 10-centimetre (3.9 in)
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on 16 June; the ship was repaired at Sasebo Naval
Arsenal.
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Sturton, Ian (1980). "Japan". In
Chesneau, Roger (ed.).
795:. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute.
496:(61 km/h; 38 mph). The ships carried enough
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873:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
793:Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
349:throwers and 2 sets of rails; 72 × depth charges
484:. The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000
364:
946:
624:The ship was turned over to Allied forces at
8:
812:"IJN Natsuzuki: Tabular Record of Movement"
1198:
953:
939:
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441:of 11.6 meters (38 ft 1 in) and
772:Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020).
632:on 2 September and was stricken from the
585:-class destroyers authorized in the 1941
417:-class ships were originally designed as
875:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
461:. Their crews numbered 300 officers and
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339:1 × quadruple 610 mm (24 in)
16:Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
457:and 3,420 long tons (3,470 t) at
20:
776:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
727:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 151
697:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 150
480:using steam provided by three Kampon
123:
43:
7:
810:Nevitt, Allyn D. (1 December 2012).
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617:was badly damaged when she struck a
201:134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
397:at the end of the war and used to
217:4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
209:11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
14:
856:. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing.
581:Being one of the second batch of
533:Type 96 25-millimeter (1 in)
385:(IJN) during the final stages of
1407:World War II destroyers of Japan
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45:
24:
1402:Akizuki-class destroyers (1942)
890:Todaka, Kazushige, ed. (2020).
515:dual-purpose guns in four twin-
544:Type 93 (Long Lance) torpedoes
1:
652:, beginning on 1 March 1948.
587:Rapid Naval Armaments Program
500:to give them ranges of 8,300
492:) for a designed speed of 33
916:. London: Cassell & Co.
1381:List of destroyers of Japan
330:7 × triple and 20 × single
266:(61 km/h; 38 mph)
1428:
1376:
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1197:
759:Dodson & Cant, p. 297
523:pair fore and aft of the
511:class consisted of eight
507:The main armament of the
425:, but were modified with
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323:100 mm (3.9 in)
156:
38:
23:
644:and was scrapped by the
577:Construction and career
536:anti-aircraft (AA) guns
251:2 × shafts; 2 × geared
157:General characteristics
1218:Republic of China Navy
409:Design and description
383:Imperial Japanese Navy
332:25 mm (1 in)
852:Stille, Mark (2013).
648:at their facility in
597:on 1 May 1944 at the
531:was equipped with 41
423:carrier battle groups
715:Whitley, pp. 204–205
599:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
567:surface-search radar
554:was equipped with a
308:surface-search radar
74:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
628:at the time of the
559:early-warning radar
476:, each driving one
302:early-warning radar
115:Transferred to the
1326:United States Navy
646:Uraga Dock Company
630:surrender of Japan
513:10 cm Type 98
482:water-tube boilers
468:Each ship had two
293:processing systems
229:water-tube boilers
1389:
1388:
1347:
1346:
965:-class destroyers
901:978-1-59114-630-8
863:978-1-84908-987-6
783:978-1-5267-4198-1
706:Stille, pp. 33–34
391:dual-purpose guns
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119:, 25 August 1947
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650:Uraga, Kanagawa
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478:propeller shaft
411:
405:in early 1948.
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292:
222:Installed power
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91:2 December 1944
53:Empire of Japan
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636:on 5 October.
611:Combined Fleet
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565:and a Type 22
525:superstructure
502:nautical miles
474:steam turbines
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607:Second Fleet
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548:depth charge
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467:
463:enlisted men
449:(2,744
421:escorts for
414:
412:
387:World War II
373:
358:
357:
356:
347:depth charge
291:Sensors and
233:52,000
185:(2,744
178:Displacement
166:
99:8 April 1945
63:
33:in late 1945
30:
18:
1251:Soviet Navy
1078:Mitchitsuki
521:superfiring
517:gun turrets
274:8,300
1412:1944 ships
1396:Categories
1298:Royal Navy
1159:Okitsukaze
1087:Michitsuki
1025:Shimotsuki
766:References
619:naval mine
399:repatriate
283:Complement
248:Propulsion
83:1 May 1944
1367:Shimakaze
1307:Natsuzuki
1279:Harutsuki
1184:Nishikaze
1164:Shimokaze
1099:Kiyotsuki
1067:Natsuzuki
1053:Harutsuki
1046:Fuyutsuki
1036:Fuyutsuki
1018:Wakatsuki
1004:Hatsuzuki
997:Suzutsuki
638:Natsuzuki
634:navy list
615:Natsuzuki
595:laid down
591:Natsuzuki
552:Natsuzuki
540:amidships
529:Natsuzuki
459:deep load
447:long tons
379:destroyer
359:Natsuzuki
321:4 × twin
183:long tons
172:destroyer
96:Completed
80:Laid down
64:Natsuzuki
31:Natsuzuki
1338:Hanazuki
1260:Vnezapny
1227:Fen Yang
1169:Asagochi
1154:Yukigumo
1149:Fuyugumo
1134:Harugumo
1129:Benigumo
1114:Yamazuki
1093:Hanazuki
1080:subclass
1038:subclass
990:Teruzuki
912:(2000).
833:(2005).
821:14 April
603:launched
571:foremast
563:mainmast
498:fuel oil
403:scrapped
316:Armament
306:Type 22
191:standard
150:scrapped
138:Acquired
104:Stricken
88:Launched
1232:Yoizuki
1144:Yaegumo
1139:Amagumo
1119:Urazuki
1060:Yoizuki
1011:Niizuki
983:Akizuki
973:Akizuki
963:Akizuki
583:Akizuki
569:on her
561:on her
556:Type 13
509:Akizuki
472:geared
437:, with
435:overall
415:Akizuki
381:of the
374:Akizuki
371:was an
335:AA guns
326:DP guns
299:Type 13
167:Akizuki
70:Builder
39:History
1358:Yūgumo
1334:DD-934
1323:
1295:
1275:PKZ-37
1271:TSL-64
1248:
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1124:Aogumo
1109:Hazuki
1104:Ōtsuki
920:
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750:Nevitt
519:, one
470:Kampon
443:drafts
395:Allies
376:-class
198:Length
181:2,701
169:-class
1360:class
1266:Oskol
1179:Kochi
1174:Ōkaze
975:class
656:Notes
494:knots
453:) at
439:beams
271:Range
264:knots
259:Speed
214:Draft
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1230:(ex-
918:ISBN
896:ISBN
877:ISBN
858:ISBN
839:ISBN
823:2023
797:ISBN
778:ISBN
626:Moji
601:and
593:was
542:for
429:and
413:The
345:2 ×
227:3 ×
206:Beam
146:Fate
112:Fate
60:Name
1189:Hae
286:300
276:nmi
262:33
235:shp
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366:夏月
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