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Oite

IJN Oite

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassKamikaze
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 4.7″ guns

Picked up the survivors of the cruiser Agano and was sunk the next day, 18 February 1944, at Truk during Operation Hailstone; nearly everyone aboard was lost.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Oite, Kamikaze-class, off Yokohama. Her name was "DD No.11" at this time. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) Type 3 guns
  • 3 × twin 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
BuilderUraga Dock Company, Uraga
Laid down16 March 1923 as Destroyer No. 11
Launched27 November 1924
Displacement1,422 t (1,400 long tons) (normal) 1,747 t (1,719 long tons) (deep load)
Length97.5 m (319 ft 11 in) (pp) 102.5 m (336 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Speed37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph)
Complement148

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

27 November 1924