The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
|
| Previous: Tsuda Yoshitake | Table of Contents | Next: Tsuji Masanobu |
| Tonnage | 4400 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 408'6" by 51'3" by 16'2" 124.51m by 15.62m by 4.93m |
| Maximum speed | 20 knots |
| Aircraft |
1 catapult 1 seaplane |
| Armament | 2x2 5"/40
dual-purpose guns 2x2 25mm/60 AA guns 600 mines 1 Type 94 depth charge thrower 6 depth charge rails |
| Machinery |
2-shaft geared turbine 4 Kampon boilers |
The Tsugaru was essentially an improved Okinoshima. Two other
units were planned but never ordered.
Tsugaru was with the Guam Invasion Force when war broke out. She was torpedoed on 19 June 1944 off Morotai by Darter.
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-12-14)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2007, 2009 by Kent G. Budge. Index
