Japanese destroyer Momi (1919)

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Sister ship Kuri at anchor, 1937
History
Empire of Japan
NameMomi
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched10 June 1919
Completed27 December 1919
Stricken1 April 1932
General characteristics as built
TypeMomi-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (normal)
  • 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) (
    deep load
    )
Length
  • 275 ft (83.8 m) (pp)
  • 280 ft (85.3 m) (
    o/a
    )
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement110
Armament
  • 3 × single
    12 cm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × twin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

The Japanese destroyer Momi (樅) was the lead ship of her class of 21 second-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the late 1910s. She was converted into an experimental ship in 1932 and later scrapped.

Design and description

The Momi class was designed with higher speed and better

kW) to give the ships a speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 275 long tons (279 t) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and crewmen.[4]

The main armament of the Momi-class ships consisted of three

12-centimeter (4.7 in) Type 3 guns in single mounts; one gun forward of the well deck, one between the two funnels, and the last gun atop the aft superstructure. The guns were numbered '1' to '3' from front to rear. The ships carried two above-water twin sets of 533-millimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes; one mount was in the well deck between the forward superstructure and the bow gun and the other between the aft funnel and aft superstructure.[2]

Construction and career

Momi, built at the

hulk at Yokosuka before being broken up at an unknown date.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Watts & Gordon, p. 259
  2. ^ a b Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 137
  3. ^ a b Friedman, p. 244
  4. ^ Watts & Gordon, p. 260

References

  • ISBN 0-87021-907-3
    .
  • 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
    .
  • Watts, Anthony J. & Gordon, Brian G. (1971). The Imperial Japanese Navy. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.
    ISBN 0-35603-045-8
    .
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