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| Tonnage | 1961 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 388' by 34' by 12'1" 118.3m by 10.4m by 3.7m |
| Maximum speed | 35 knots |
| Complement | 200 |
| Armament | 3x2 4.7"/45
dual-purpose
guns 2x2 25mm machine guns 2x4 Long Lance torpedo tubes 16 depth charges |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Kampon geared
turbines (50,000
shp) 3 Kampon boilers |
| Bunkerage | 500 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 5700 nautical miles (9200 km) at 10 knots |
| Modifications |
1943-1944: 1 4.7" mount
removed to increase
the light antiaircraft
battery to 3x3, 3x2 25mm guns.
1944-6:
Light antiarcraft increased to 4x3, 3x2, 14x1
25mm guns and 4x1 13mm/76
machine guns. Reload torpedoes removed. Four depth
charge throwers added
and depth charge loadout increased to 36 depth charges.
The
displacement increased to 2635 tons, which reduced maximum
speed to
just 29 knots. |
The Asashios were
completed in 1937-39. They
were loosely based on the Shiratsuyu class. As the first
post-treaty
Japanese
destroyers,
they predictably did not lack for
firepower or strength. However, they had persistent engine
and steering
bugs. The rudder design was inefficient, yielding poor
maneuverability,
whicih was remedied in 1941 by altering the stern shape. The
turbines
pushed the limits of Japanese technology and were prone to blade
stripping, and the root cause of this defect was not identified
and
corrected until 1943. Their cruising range was
also unusually poor.
| Arare | with Second Supply Force | Torpedoed
1942-7-5 off Kiska by Growler |
| Arashio | with Kondo's Distant Cover Force | Sunk by aircraft
1943-3-4 in
the Bismarck
Sea |
| Asagumo | with Nishimura's Second Surprise Attack Force | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes 1944-10-25 at
Surigao Strait |
| Asashio | with Kondo's Distant Cover Force | Sunk by aircraft 1943-3-3 in the Bismarck Sea |
| Kasumi | with First Supply Force | Sunk by aircraft
1945-4-7 while
accompanying Yamato to Okinawa |
| Michishio | with Kondo's Distant Cover Force | Torpedoed 1944-10-25 at Surigao Strait |
| Minegumo | with Nishimura's Second Surprise Attack Force | Sunk by gunfire
1943-3-5 at Kula Gulf |
| Natsugumo | with Nishimura's Second Surprise Attack Force | Sunk by aircraft
1942-10-12 off Savo
Island |
| Oshio | with Kondo's Distant Cover Force | Torpedoed
1943-2-10 off Manus
Island by Albacore |
| Yamagumo | with Hirose' Third Surprise Attack Force | Torpedoed 1944-10-25 at Surigao Strait |
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References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-4-27)
Gogin
(2010; accessed 2012-12-3)
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