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Usugumo

IJN Usugumo

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

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

Sunk by USS Skate in the Sea of Okhotsk on 7 July 1944.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Usugumo, the second Japanese warship to bear that name. Underway at full speed (30 knots), her yard number (Dai-41) still emblazoned on her side. Dating it sometime between her launch and commission. Photo: Presumed official IJN photographer, 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
BuilderIshikawajima Shipyards
Laid down21 October 1926
Launched26 December 1927
Commissioned26 July 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

26 December 1927