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Tonnage |
2090 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 |
34 knots |
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Complement |
197 |
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Armament |
3x2 5"/50
dual-purpose guns 2x2 25mm/60 AA guns 3x3 24" Long Lance torpedo tubes; reloads for center bank only 2 depth charge throwers (18 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Kampon impulse geared
turbine (50,000 shp) 4 Kampon RO boilers |
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Bunkerage |
475 tons fuel oil |
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Range |
5000 nautical miles (9300km) at 14 knots |
| Modifications |
1942-1943: Two more depth charge throwers added and depth charge loadout increased to 36. One dual 5" mount replaced by 1x2, 4x3 25mm guns and 4x1 13mm/76 AA guns 1944: Another 8x1 25mm guns and up to 6 13mm guns added. 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 numerous innovations, which included powerful
enclosed twin gun armament, sophisticated directors, and enclosed
bridges. The official history of the Japanese naval armament
program even claimed that construction was briefly suspended in
1929 lest the other powers be provoked into constructing similar
destroyers of their own. Less noticed was the Fubuki's 24”
(61cm) torpedo armament, 3” (76mm) larger than the standard for
other nations, which accounted for most of the increase in
displacement over earlier classes. However, these were not
originally the deadly Long
Lance torpedoes, which were not shipped until much later.
These features came at the cost of compromising stability and
strength, with much of the superstructure built of aluminum alloy instead of steel.
The design was constrained by the naval disarmament treaties, under which Japan could build an aggregate 201,600 tons of destroyers. Navy planners estimated that 144 destroyers were needed, which meant their individual displacement should be about 1400 tons. It was possible to build an adequate destroyer on this displacement, but Japanese commitment to a qualitative superiority over the Western navies led to the final 1750 ton design. Since the total number of Japanese destroyers never approached 144, the large displacement did not become an issue. These "Special Type" destroyers were build over a five-year period, resulting in an unusual degree of inhomogeneity within the class.
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 by lowering their
center of gravity, extensively riveting and rewelding the hulls,
and replacing the original turrets with a lighter model with a
maximum elevation of only 55 degrees. This eliminated what little
antiaircraft capability
the main battery had, increased the displacement to 2090 tons, and
lowered their speed by a knot, but strengthened the ships enough
that they became excellent combat units.
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References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-12-12)
Gogin
(2010; accessed 2013-2-8)
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