Japanese destroyer Sugi (1944)

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Sister ship Momi, 4 September 1944
History
Empire of Japan
NameSugi
NamesakeCedar
BuilderFujinagata Shipyards, Osaka
Laid down25 February 1944
Launched3 July 1944
Completed25 August 1944
FateTransferred to the Republic of China Navy, 31 July 1947
Republic of China
NameROCS Hui Yang
Acquired31 July 1947
Stricken11 November 1954
FateScrapped, after 11 November 1954
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeMatsu-class escort destroyer
Displacement1,282 t (1,262 long tons) (standard)
Length100 m (328 ft 1 in) (
o/a
)
Beam9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draft3.3 m (10 ft 10 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)
Complement210
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 36 depth charges

Sugi (杉, "Cedar") was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Completed in mid-1944, the ship played a minor role in the Battle off Cape Engaño in October, escorting aircraft carriers and then began escorting convoys. She was damaged during the Battle of Ormoc Bay in December escorting a troop convoy in the Philippines and then escorted cruisers on a bombardment mission during Operation Rei later that month. Sugi was damaged again by American aircraft during the South China Sea raid in January 1945 and then escorted a convoy back to Japan in February where she was repaired.

Inactive for the rest of the war, she was surrendered to the

repatriate Japanese troops until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the Republic of China and renamed Hui Yang. The ship was not placed back in commission and was cannibalized for spare parts until she was stricken in 1954 and subsequently scrapped
.

Design and description

Designed for ease of production, the Matsu class was smaller, slower and more lightly armed than previous destroyers as the IJN intended them for second-line duties like escorting convoys, releasing the larger ships for missions with the fleet.

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

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

amidships for 610-millimeter (24 in) torpedoes. They could deliver their 36 depth charges via two stern rails and two throwers.[2][6]

Construction and career

Authorized in the late 1942

Task Force 38 attacked Manila Harbor a week later. The following day the ship sailed for Cam Ranh Bay in occupied French Indochina[9] to participate in Operation Rei, an attack on the American forces at San Jose on the island of Mindoro. Five destroyers, including Sugi, escorted two cruisers that departed on 24 December. They were attacked by American aircraft late the next day with most ships damaged to some extent. One destroyer was sunk by the follow-up attack by PT boats, but Sugi was undamaged during the battle.[10]

The disarmed Sugi en route from Sasebo to Shanghai to be turned over to the Chinese, July 1947

The ship was damaged by aircraft from Task Force 38 at

navy list on 5 October.[9]

The destroyer was disarmed and used to repatriate Japanese personnel in 1945–1947. Sugi was turned over to the

hulked and was stricken on 11 November 1954. Some of her components were used to refurbish her sister Xin Yang that same year before Hui Yang was scrapped.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Stille, p. 38
  2. ^ a b Sturton, p. 196
  3. ^ Stille, p. 45
  4. ^ Whitley, p. 206
  5. ^ a b Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 151
  6. ^ a b Stille, p. 41
  7. ^ Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 152
  8. ^ Stille, p. 40
  9. ^ a b Nevitt
  10. ^ Rohwer, p. 380
  11. ^ Dodson & Cant, pp. 237, 297

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    .
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    .
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    .
  • Stille, Mark (2013). Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (2): Asahio to Tachibana Classes. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing.
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    .
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