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Akizuki Class Destroyers Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
440' 3" |
Engines: |
2 Geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
38' 1" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
13' 7" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,700 Full |
HP: |
52,000 |
Speed: |
33 knots |
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Crew: |
263 |
Range: |
8,300 NM @ 18 knots |
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Armament |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
8 |
3.9"/65 (100mm) DP |
4 twin turrets |
21,325 yards @ 45° (12.1 miles) AA ceiling 42,651' @ 90° (max. effective 36,090') 28 lb. HE shell |
4 |
1"/60 (25mm) |
2 twin turrets |
8,200 yards (4.6 miles) @ 50° AA ceiling 18,040' @ 85° (max. effective 9,843') .55 lb. HE shell |
4 |
24" (610mm) torpedo tubes |
single quad launcher |
Max. depending on type 43,700 yards @ 36-38 knots (24.8 miles) 1,080 lb. Type 97 warhead |
72 |
Depth charges |
6 launchers |
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Armament notes: |
1943: 25mm AA guns increased to 25. |
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Beginning in June 1944: 25mm increased to 29 and 4 x 13mm AA guns added. |
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Vessels completed after June 1944 carried between 40-51 25mm AA guns. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Akizuki |
Maizuru Navy Yard Maizuru, Japan |
July 2, 1941 |
June 11, 1942 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Oct. 25, 1944 USS Halibut SS-232. (torpedo)
(Some sources credit the loss to US Aircraft from TF-38.) Location: Philippine Sea, 315 miles NE of Cape Engano, Luzon, Philippines. (20.29N - 126.36E) 183 killed, 145 survivors PU by Maki and 1 by a US ship. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Teruzuki |
Mitsubishi Zosensho Nagasaki, Japan |
Nov. 21, 1941 |
Aug. 31, 1942 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Dec. 12, 1942 by USS PT-37 and USS PT-40. (torpedo)
Location: South Pacific, between Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Island and Savo Island, Solomon Islands. (09.10S - 159.45E) (Alt. sources credit USS PT-45 and states location of loss as 20mi NE of Kolombangara Island , Solomon Islands (07.50S - 157.30E) but this is incorrect.) Unknown number of casualties, 353 survivors. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Suzutsuki |
Mitsubishi Zosensho Nagasaki, Japan |
Mar. 4, 1942 |
Dec. 20, 1942 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as breakwater
Location: Takamatsu, Shikoku, Japan. (34.20N - 134.30E) Later raised and scrapped. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Hatsuzuki |
Maizuru Navy Yard Maizuru, Japan |
Apr. 3, 1942 |
Dec. 29, 1942 |
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Fate |
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Sunk by USS Santa Fe CL-60, USS Wichita CA-45, USS New Orleans CA-32 and |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Niizuki |
Mitsubishi Zosensho Nagasaki, Japan |
June 29, 1942 |
Mar. 31, 1943 |
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Fate |
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Sunk July 6, 1943 by USS Honolulu CL-48, USS Helena CL-50 and USS St. Louis CL-49 in the Battle of Kula Gulf.
Location: South Pacific, 2 miles E of Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands. (07.57S - 157.12E) 300 killed, unknown number of survivors. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Wakatsuki |
Mitsubishi Zosensho Nagasaki, Japan |
Nov. 24, 1942 |
May 31, 1943 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Nov. 11, 1944 by US Aircraft from TF-38.
Location: Ormoc Bay, 12 miles S of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. (10.50N - 124.35E) Unknown number of casualties but heavy, unknown number of survivors. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Shimotsuki |
Mitsubishi Zosensho Nagasaki, Japan |
Apr. 7, 1943 |
Mar. 31, 1944 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Nov. 25, 1944 by USS Cavalla SS-244. (torpedo)
Location: South China Sea, 250 miles NE of Singapore. (02.21N - 107.20E) Unknown number of casualties but heavy, survivors PU by Momo. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Fuyuzuki |
Maizuru Navy Yard Maizuru, Japan |
Jan. 20, 1944 |
May 25, 1944 |
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Fate |
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Sunk as breakwater ship at Takamatsu, Shikoku, Japan.
(34.20N - 134.30E) Raised and scrapped in 1948 |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Haruzuki |
Sasebo Navy Yard Sasebo, Japan |
Aug. 3, 1944 |
Dec. 28, 1944 |
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Fate |
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Turned over to Russia as war reparations Aug. 28, 1947 and renamed Pospeschny.
Fate unknown. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Yoizuki |
Uraga Dock Co. Tokyo, Japan |
Sept. 25, 1944 |
Jan. 31, 1945 |
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Fate |
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Turned over to China as war reparations Aug. 29, 1947 and renamed Fen Yang.
Scrapped in 1962. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Hanazuki |
Maizuru Navy Yard Maizuru, Japan |
Oct. 10, 1944 |
Dec. 26, 1944 |
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Fate |
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Turned over to the USA as war reparations in June 1944 and renamed DD-934.
Later scrapped. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Natsuzuki |
Sasebo Navy Yard Sasebo, Japan |
Dec. 2, 1944 |
Apr. 8, 1945 |
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Fate |
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Turned over to the UK as war reparations Aug. 25, 1947.
Scrapped at Uraga Dock Co. Tokyo, Japan in 1948. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Michizuki |
Sasebo Navy Yard Sasebo, Japan |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Keel laid Jan. 3, 1945 but cancelled March 1945 and scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Kiyozuki |
Maizuru Navy Yard Maizuru, Japan |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Cancelled before laid down.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Hazuki |
Maizuru Navy Yard Maizuru, Japan |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Cancelled before laid down.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Oozuki |
Mitsubishi Zosensho Nagasaki, Japan |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Cancelled before laid down.
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Class Notes: |
Niizuki was the only ship in this class to score a combat victory. On July 5, 1943 the Niizuki assisted in sinking the USS Strong DD-467. |
16 units in class planned, 12 units built, 6 sunk in combat, 6 scrapped, 4 cancelled, 0 remain. |
Page revised May 1, 2007 |
