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Uzuki

IJN Uzuki

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassMutsuki
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 4.7″ guns

Sunk by PT boats off Ormoc on 12 December 1944.

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Uzuki, the second Japanese warship to bear that name. Photo: Shizuo Fukui, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 12 cm (4.7 in) Type 3 guns
  • 2 × triple 61 cm (24 in) torpedo tubes
  • 18 × depth charges
  • 16 × mines
BuilderIshikawajima Shipyards
Laid down11 January 1924 as Destroyer No. 25
Launched15 October 1925
Displacement1,336 t (1,315 long tons) (normal) 1,800 t (1,772 long tons) (deep load)
Length97.54 m (320 ft 0 in) (pp) 102.4 m (335 ft 11 in) (o/a)
Speed37.25 knots (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph)
Complement150

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

15 October 1925