Shiratsuyu 1942
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 白露 <Shiratsuyu> | Sasebo K K | 11/1933 | 5/4/1935 | 8/1936 | collision 15/6/1944 | |
| 時雨 <Shigure> | Uraga, Tokyo | 12/1933 | 18/5/1935 | 9/1936 | sunk 24/1/1945 | |
| 村雨 <Murasame> | Fujinagata, Osaka | 2/1934 | 20/6/1935 | 1/1937 | sunk 6/3/1943 | |
| 夕立 <Yudachi> | Sasebo K K | 10/1934 | 21/6/1936 | 1/1937 | sunk 13/11/1942 | |
| 五月雨 <Samidare> | Uraga, Tokyo | 12/1934 | 6/7/1935 | 7/1937 | sunk 25/8/1944 | |
| 春雨 <Harusame> | Uraga, Tokyo | 2/1935 | 21/9/1935 | 8/1937 | sunk 8/6/1944 | |
| 山風 <Yamakaze> | Uraga, Tokyo | 5/1935 | 21/2/1936 | 7/1937 | sunk 25/6/1942 | |
| 江風 <Kawakaze> | Fujinagata, Osaka | 4/1935 | 1/11/1936 | 4/1937 | sunk 6/8/1943 | |
| 海風 <Umikaze> | Maizuru K K | 5/1935 | 27/11/1936 | 5/1937 | sunk 1/2/1944 | |
| 涼風 <Suzukaze> | Uraga, Tokyo | 7/1935 | 11/3/1937 | 8/1937 | sunk 26/1/1944 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1685 |
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Displacement full, t |
2090 |
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Length, m |
103.5 pp 107.5 wl 110.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
9.90 |
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Draught, m |
3.50 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Kampon geared steam turbines, 3 Kampon boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
42000 |
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Max speed, kts |
34 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 500 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
6000(15) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 127/50 3-shiki, 1 x 1 - 127/50 3-shiki, 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 2 x 4 - 610 TT (16), 2 DCT (16) |
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Complement |
180 |
Ship project history: Were built under 1st and 2nd Supplementary programs of 1931 and 1934. First six were ordered still as Hatsuharu class, but during building the project, after incident with Tomozuru, have significantly altered. Last four (Kawakaze, Umikaze, Yamakaze and Suzukaze) were ordered already under the changed project within limits of the 1934 program. Destroyers had a lot of similar to Hatsuharu class, but differed hardly in smaller breadth and increased draught. Superstructures have been considerably decreased in the sizes. The artillery repeated accepted on destroyers of the previous class after rebuilding, and torpedo armament have been changed — instead of three triple TT there were two quadruple. Spare torpedoes for fore TT took places in pairs, on each side from the second funnel, unlike an asymmetric arrangement on Hatsuharu.
Modernizations: 1939 - 1940, all: - 2 x 1 - 13.2/76; + 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki
1942 - 1943, all: - 1 x 1 - 127/50, 4 spare torpedoes (totally 12); + 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 13.2/76, 2 DCT (36 totally)
1944, all survived: - 1 x 2 - 25/60; + 1 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki
late 1944, Shigure: + 8 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki
Naval service: Yamakaze 25/6/1942 was sunk W off Yokosuka by American submarine Nautilus. Yudachi was hard damaged in battle at Sawo by a torpedo from American destroyer, in the morning 13/11/1942 she was finished by gunfire of American cruiser Portland. Murasame 6/3/1943 was sunk at Kolombangara by gunfire of American cruisers Cleveland, Denver, Montpelier and destroyer Waller. Kawakaze 6/8/1943 was sunk at Kolombangara by American destroyers Dunlap, Craven and Maury. Suzukaze 4/2/1942 was hard damaged by a torpedo from American submarine Sculpin, 26/1/1944 she was sunk off Carolina Islands by American submarine Skipjack. Umikaze 1/2/1944 was sunk at Truk by American submarine Guardfish. Harusame 8/6/1944 was sunk at coast of New Guinea by American Army aircraft. Shiratsuyu 29/11/1942 was hard damaged by American Army aircraft E off Boona Island, 15/6/1944 she was sunk SE off Surigao Strait as a result of collision with tanker Seijo Maru. Samidare 18/8/1944 was hard damaged, has lost a course; 25/8/1944 during salvage operations she was sunk at Palau by American submarine Batfish. Shigure 24/1/1945 was sunk at coast of Malaya by American submarine Blackfin.
Umikaze
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