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Isonami

IJN Isonami

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassFubuki
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2)

Sunk by USS Sawfish off Celebes on 9 April 1943.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Isonami, the second Japanese warship to bear that name. 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
BuilderUraga Dock Company
Laid down19 October 1926
Launched24 November 1927
Commissioned30 June 1928
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

24 November 1927