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Hibiki

IJN Hibiki

Survived

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassAkatsuki
Later serviceVerny (Soviet Navy)
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × 5″ guns in 3 twin mounts

The only one of the four Akatsuki-class destroyers to survive the war. Given to the Soviet Union in 1947.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Hibiki as seen from Atago, the second Japanese warship to bear that name. (Image has been digitally retouched and repaired. Photo: Shizuo Fukui, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2)
  • up to 22 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns
  • up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns
  • 9 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes
  • 36 × depth charges
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down21 February 1930
Launched16 June 1932
Commissioned31 March 1933
Displacement1,750 long tons (1,780 t) standard 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) re-built
Length111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall
Speed38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Complement219

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

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

16 June 1932