Japanese destroyer Warabi

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Warabi in 1927
History
Empire of Japan
NameWarabi
BuilderFujinagata Shipyards, Osaka, Japan
Laid down12 October 1920
Launched28 September 1921
Completed19 December 1921
Stricken15 September 1927
FateSunk 24 August 1927 in collision off Miho Bay
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 Warabi (蕨) was one of 21 Momi-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. The ship was sunk on August 24, 1927 in a collision with the cruiser Jintsū off Miho Bay, and was struck from the naval list on September 15, 1927.

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

Warabi, built at the

launched on September 28, 1921 and completed on December 19, 1921. The ship was sunk on August 24, 1927 in a collision with the cruiser Jintsū off Miho Bay, and was struck from the naval list on September 15, 1927. In the collision and sinking, 119 people died.[5]

Wreck

In September 2020 researchers discovered what they concluded is the forward section of Warabi 33 kilometres (21 mi; 18 nmi) to the northeast of the Mihonoseki Lighthouse, Shimane Prefecture, noting that the ship had broken in two in the collision,. The aft part was located in July 2021, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi; 5.4 nmi) north of the bow.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Watts & Gordon, p. 259
  2. ^ a b Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 137
  3. ^ Friedman, p. 244
  4. ^ Watts & Gordon, p. 260
  5. ^ a b "Warship sunk in 1927 collision found on seabed off Shimane". The Asahi Shimbun. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

References

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