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Shirotae

IJN Shirotae

Wrecked

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
WarFirst World War
Main guns2 × 3″ guns

Ran aground off Tsingtao and was destroyed by the German gunboat Jaguar on 2 September 1914.

A Japanese Harusame or Asakaze class destroyer. (the name is illegible and the classes are close enough derivatives to share a schematic). The reference lists the class as "Arare". Photo: The original uploader was Nakamura2828 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) 12 cwt guns
  • 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) 8 cwt guns
  • 2 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
BuilderMitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki
Laid down25 July 1905
Launched30 July 1906
Displacement381 long tons (387 t) 450 long tons (460 t) (full load)
Length227 ft (69.2 m) (pp) 234 ft (71 m) (o/a)
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement70

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

Career

Launched

30 July 1906

27 August – 7 November 1914

Ran aground; destroyed by Jaguar