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Fuyutsuki

IJN Fuyutsuki

Survived

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassAkizuki
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 4″ guns

Survived the Yamato sortie of April 1945, and was mined at Moji in August. Survived the war.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Fuyutsuki (Akizuki-class) in May 1944. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 8 × 100 mm (4 in)/65 cal Type 98 DP guns
  • 33 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns
  • 4 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes
  • 72 × depth charges
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down8 May 1943
Launched20 January 1944
Commissioned25 May 1944
Displacement2,700 long tons (2,743 t) standard 3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load
Length134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
Speed33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Complement300

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

20 January 1944

Operation Ten-Go
Damaged

7 April 1945