Hatsuharu class destroyer
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| Displacement: | 1,802 tons |
| Length: | 359 ft 3 in (109.5 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 11 in (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × Type 93 torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
The Hatsuharu class destroyers were a class of destroyers in the service of the Japanese Imperial Navy before and during World War II. The ships were laid down between 1931 and 1933, and completed between 1933 and 1935.
In compliance with the 1930 London Naval Treaty, the Hatsuharus were smaller than the previous Fubuki and Akatsuki destroyer classes. The Hatsuharus, and most other new Japanese ships, were originally fitted with armament similar to that carried by the prior heavier classes. The capsizing of the torpedo boat Tomozuru in 1934 forced the Navy to reevaluate the heavy armament of the Hatsuharu and other classes.
All Hatsuharu-class ships were lost during the Pacific War. Four were sunk by aircraft attack, and Nenohi was sunk by the American submarine USS Triton (SS-201). Hatsushimo, the last Japanese destroyer sunk during the war, collided with a mine while attempting to evade an air attack in July 1945.
[edit] Ships in class
[edit] References
- Globalsecurity.org
- CombinedFleet.com: Hatsuharu-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Hatsuharu history
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