Japanese destroyer Hatsuzakura

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Hatsuzakura bringing envoys, Tokyo Bay, 27 August 1945. The bow of USS Nicholas is in the foreground.
History
Empire of Japan
NameHatsuzakura
NamesakeEarly-blooming Cherry
Ordered1943
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down12 April 1944
Launched10 February 1945
Completed28 May 1945
Stricken15 September 1945
FateTurned over to the Soviet Navy, 29 July 1947
Soviet Union
NameVyrazitelny (Выразительный
Acquired29 July 1947
Commissioned29 July 1947
RenamedTsL-26, 17 June 1949
ReclassifiedTarget ship, 17 June 1949
Stricken11 March 1958
FateScrapped after 19 February 1959
General characteristics
Class and typeTachibana sub-class of the Matsu-class escort destroyer
Displacement1,309 t (1,288 long tons) (standard)
Length100 m (328 ft 1 in) (
o/a
)
Beam9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draft3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
Installed power2 ×
kW
)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × geared
steam turbines
Speed27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph)
Range4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
  • 1 × twin, 1 × single
    DP guns
  • 4 × triple, 13 × single
    AA guns
  • 1 × quadruple 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × rails, 2 × throwers for 60 depth charges

Hatsuzakura (初櫻, "Early-blooming Cherry") was one of 23 escort destroyers of the Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. The ship was used to repatriate Japanese personnel after the war until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the Soviet Union and was commissioned that same year. She was renamed Vyrazitelny (Выразительный (Expressive)) later that year. When the ship was converted into a target ship in 1949, she was renamed TsL-26. The vessel was ordered to be scrapped a decade later.

Design and description

The Tachibana sub-class was a simplified version of the preceding

kW) for a speed of 27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph). The Tachibanas had a range of 4,680 nautical miles (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).[3]

The main armament of the Tachibana sub-class consisted of three

amidships for 610-millimeter (24 in) torpedoes. They could deliver their 60 depth charges via two stern rails and two throwers.[1][4]

Construction and service

Hatsuzakura in Tokyo Bay, 27 August 1945

Hatsuzakura (Early-blooming Cherry)

navy list on 15 September.[5] The destroyer was disarmed and used to repatriate Japanese personnel in 1945–1947. Hatsuzakura was turned over to the Soviet Union on 29 July of the latter year.[3]

The ship was commissioned that same day and assigned to the Fifth Fleet. Hatsuzakura was renamed Vyrazitelny on 2 October and was placed in reserve on 14 February 1949. She was disarmed, converted into a target ship and renamed TsL-26 on 17 June. The ship was transferred to the Pacific Fleet on 23 April 1953. She was stricken from the navy list on 11 March 1958 and ordered to be scrapped on 19 February 1959.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Sturton, p. 196
  2. ^ Whitley, p. 208
  3. ^ a b c Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 153
  4. ^ a b Stille, p. 41
  5. ^ a b Nevitt
  6. ^ Stille, p. 40
  7. ^ Berezhnoy, p. 22

Bibliography

  • Berezhnoy, Sergey (1994). Трофеи и репарации ВМФ СССР [Trophies and Reparations of the Soviet Navy] (in Russian). Yakutsk: Sakhapoligrafizdat.
    OCLC 33334505
    .
  • Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute.
    ISBN 0-87021-893-X
    .
  • Nevitt, Allyn D. (1998). "IJN Hatsuzakura: Tabular Record of Movement". www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  • Stille, Mark (2013). Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (2): Asahio to Tachibana Classes. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing.
    ISBN 978-1-84908-987-6
    .
  • Sturton, Ian (1980). "Japan". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
    ISBN 0-85177-146-7
    .
  • ISBN 0-87021-326-1
    .
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