
Naval Historical Center #NH 83011
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Tonnage |
1750 tons standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
388'6" by 34' by 10'6" 118.41m by 10.36m by 3.20m |
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Maximum speed |
38 knots |
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Complement |
197 |
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Armament |
3x2 5"/50
dual-purpose guns 2x2 25mm/60 AA guns 2 13mm/76 machine guns 3x3 24" Long Lance torpedo tubes Depth charges |
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Bunkerage |
475 tons fuel oil |
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Range |
5000 nautical miles (9300km) at 14 knots |
| Modifications |
1942-1943: One dual 5" mount replaced by 2x3 25mm mounts. Total light antiaircraft was 14 25mm guns and 4 13mm guns. 1944: Total of 22 25mm guns and 6-10 13mm guns.Type 13 radar began to be fitted towards the end of the war. |
The Fubukis were
completed in 1928-32, primarily in
naval yards. They created a
sensation with their powerful
enclosed twin gun
armament. Less noticed was their 24” torpedo
armament, 3” larger than the
standard for other nations. However, these were not originally the
deadly Long Lance
torpedoes, which were not shipped until much later.
After the Tomozuru Incident, in which a destroyer capsized in a typhoon, and the Fourth Fleet Incident, in which another typhoon damaged virtually every ship in the Fourth Fleet, the Japanese saw a need to strengthen their ship designs. The Fubukis accordingly were reconstructed in 1935-1937. This lowered their speed but strengthened the ships enough that they became excellent combat units.
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-12-12)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index