Japanese destroyer Hanazuki
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| Career |  |
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| Completed: | 26 December 1944 |
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| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sunk as target off Qingdao, China, 3 February 1948 |
| Struck: | 5 October 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,700 tons standard; 3,700 tons full load |
| Length: | 440 ft 3 in (134.2 meters |
| Beam: | 38 ft 1 in (11.6 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 7 in (4.5 m) |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Complement: | 300 |
| Armament: | 8 × 100 mm / 65 cal DP guns, up to 51 × 25 mm AA guns, 4 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 72 depth charges |
Hanazuki was a Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Blooming Moon". In June 1947, Hanazuki was turned over to U.S. as DD-934, and was later sunk as target off Qingdao, China on 3 February 1948.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Hideo Higashi - 1 December 1944 - 26 December 1944
Cmdr. Hideo Higashi - 26 December 1944 - 15 August 1945
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