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Shiratsuyu

IJN Shiratsuyu

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassShiratsuyu
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × 5″ guns in 2 twin and 1 single mounts

Sank after a collision with a tanker east of Mindanao on 15 June 1944.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Shiratsuyu, Shiratsuyu-class. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval guns (2×2, 1×1)
  • 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns
  • 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 16 × Depth charges
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down14 November 1933
Launched5 April 1935
Commissioned7 September 1936
Displacement1,685 long tons (1,712 t)
Length103.5 m (340 ft) pp 107.5 m (352 ft 8 in) waterline
Speed34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Complement180

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

5 April 1935