Japanese destroyer Natsuzuki
 Natsuzuki in late 1945
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Natsuzuki |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 1 May 1944 |
| Launched | 2 December 1944 |
| Completed | 8 April 1945 |
| Stricken | 5 October 1945 |
| Fate | Transferred to the United Kingdom, 25 August 1947 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Acquired | 25 August 1947 |
| Fate | scrapped, 1 March 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Akizuki-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,701 long tons (2,744 t) (standard) |
| Length | 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 8,300 nmi (15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 300 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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Natsuzuki (夏月, "Summer Moon") was an
repatriate Japanese troops until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to Great Britain and was scrapped
in early 1948.
Design and description
The Akizuki-class ships were originally designed as
enlisted men.[2]
Each ship had two
kW) for a designed speed of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph). The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them ranges of 8,300 nautical miles (15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at speeds of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[4]
The main armament of the Akizuki class consisted of eight
Construction and career
One of the second batch of Akizuki-class destroyers authorized in the 1941
Second Fleet for training that same day. The squadron was transferred to the Combined Fleet on 20 April. The destroyer was reassigned to Destroyer Division 41 of Escort Squadron 31 on 25 May. Natsuzuki was badly damaged when she struck a naval mine on 16 June; the ship was repaired at Sasebo Naval Arsenal.[9]
The ship was turned over to Allied forces at
navy list on 5 October.[9] Natsuzuki was subsequently disarmed and used to repatriate Japanese troops from abroad. On 25 August 1947, she was turned over to Great Britain and was scrapped by the Uraga Dock Company at their facility in Uraga, Kanagawa, beginning on 1 March 1948.[10][9][7]
Notes
References
- Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after Two World Wars. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
- 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. (1 December 2012). "IJN Natsuzuki: Tabular Record of Movement". Combined Fleet. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- 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.
- Todaka, Kazushige, ed. (2020). Destroyers: Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum; the Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui's Photos of Japanese Warships. Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-630-8.
- ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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