| Tonnage | 1980 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 388'6" by 34' by 10'6" 118.41m by 10.36m by 3.20m |
| Maximum speed | 34 knots |
| Complement | 197 |
| Armament | 3x2 5"/50
dual
purpose guns 2 13mm/76 machine guns 3x3 24" torpedoes 36 depth charges |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Kampon impulse geared
turbines (50,000 shp) 3 Kampon RO boilers |
| Bunkerage | 475 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 5800 miles (9300km) at 14 knots |
| Modifications |
One
of the dual 5"/50 turrets was removed and replaced with 25mm/60
antiaircraft guns early in the war. By war's end, some of these vessels had a total of 28 25mm and 10 13mm guns. |
The Akatsukis were completed in 1932-33, mostly in navy yards. They were a continuation of the Fubuki or "Special Type" class, incorporating lessons from the earlier class. Some modernization took place in the late 1930’s, which improved stability at some cost in speed.
| with Kondo's Distant Cover Force | Sunk
by aircraft 1942-11-13
off Guadalcanal |
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|
with Kondo's Distant Cover Force |
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|
with Hong Kong Attack Force |
Torpedoed
1944-4-13 off Guam
by Harder |
|
|
with Hong Kong Attack Force |
Torpedoed 1944-5-11
near Tawitawi
by Bonefish |
References
CombinedFleet.org (accessed 2007-3-29)
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