336'

2 x Parsons geared turbines

30'

4 x Kanpon

9' 8"

2

1,313 std. / 1,772 full

38,500

37 knots

150

4,000 NM @ 15 knots

4

4.7"/45 (12.cm)

Single mounts

17,500 yards @ 33° (9.9 miles)

2

7.7mm/94 (0.303")

Single mounts

Ceiling 9,840'

6

24" torpedo tubes

2 triple launchers

Max. depending on type
43,700 yards (24 miles)
Speed 50 knots 1,080 lb. warhead

Armament Changes:

1941-42: 4.7"/45 reduced to 2 single mounts, 10 - 25mm/60 added, minesweeping
and minelaying equipment removed and 4 depth charge launchers added, 36 charges carried.

June 1944: 25mm/60 increased to 20
and 5 - 13mm/76 added.

Satsuki
(ex No. 27)

Fujinagata Zosensho
Osaka, Japan

Mar. 25, 1925

Nov. 15, 1925

N/A

Sunk Sept. 21, 1944 by US Aircraft from TF-58.

Location: Manila, Philippines.

52 crewmen killed, unknown number of survivors.

Kisaragi
(ex No. 21)

Kosakubu
Maizuru, Japan

June 25, 1925

Dec. 21, 1925

N/A

Sunk Dec. 11, 1941 by USMC Aircraft. (bombs)

Location: North Pacific 30 miles SW of Wake Island. (18.55N - 166.17E)

Exploded and sank with all 167 crewmen.

Yoyoi
(ex No. 23)

Uraga Dock Co.
Tokyo, Japan

July 11, 1925

Aug. 28, 1926

N/A

Sunk Sept. 11, 1942 by USAAF and RAF aircraft. (bombs)

Location: South Pacific 16 miles NW of Vakuta Island, Solomon Islands.
(08.45S - 151.25E)

68 crewmen killed, 83 survivors picked up Sept. 26 on Normanby Island by
Isokaze and Mochizuki.

Mutsuki
(ex No. 19)

Sasebo Navy Yard
Sasebo, Japan

July 23, 1925

Mar. 25, 1926

N/A

Sunk Aug. 25, 1942 by USAAF B-17's. (bombs)

Location: South Pacific 45 miles NE of Santa Isabel Island, Solomon Islands.
(07.47S - 160.13E)

41 crewmen killed, unknown number of survivors picked up by Yayoi.
*Sunk while assisting Kinryu Maru.

Uzuki
(ex No. 25)

Ishikawajima Zosensho
Tokyo, Japan

Oct. 15, 1925

Sept. 14, 1926

N/A

Sunk Dec. 12, 1944 by USS PT-490 and USS PT-492. (torpedo)

Location: Camotes Sea off the east coast of Leyte Island, Philippines.
(11.03N - 124.23E)

No survivors.

Fumizuki
(ex No. 29)

Fujinagata Zosensho
Osaka, Japan

Feb. 16, 1926

July 3, 1926

N/A

Sunk Feb. 18, 1944 by US Aircraft from USS Enterprise CV-6.
*Damaged on the 17th but flooding caused loss on the 18th.

Location: Truk Lagoon (07.24N - 151.44E)

29 crewmen killed, unknown number of survivors.

Kikuzuki
(ex No. 31)

Kosakuba
Maizuru, Japan

May 15, 1926

Nov. 20, 1926

N/A

Damaged by aircraft from USS Yorktown CV-5 and abandoned, sank on the 5th.
Raised by US salvage crew from USS Prometheus AR-3.

Location: Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands. (09.07S - 160.12E)

12 crewmen killed, unknown number of survivors.

Minazuki
(ex No. 28)

Uraga Dock Co.
Tokyo, Japan

May 25, 1926

Mar. 22, 1927

N/A

Sunk June 6, 1944by USS Harder SS-257. (torpedo)

Location: Celebes Sea 39 miles S of Sibutu Island, Philippines.
(04.05N - 119.30E)

Unknown number of casualties, 45 survivors picked up by Wakatsuki.

Mikazuki
(ex No. 32)

Sasebo Navy Yard
Sasebo, Japan

July 12, 1926

May 7, 1927

N/A

Grounded July 27, 1943, bombed and destroyed by USAAF B-25's July 28.

Location: Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
(05.27S - 148.25E)

8 crewmen killed, unknown number of survivors.
*Ran aground with Ariake.

Nagatsuki
(ex No. 30)

Ishikawajima Zosensho
Tokyo, Japan

Oct. 6, 1926

Apr. 30, 1927

N/A

Grounded July 5, 1943 after hit by shell in the Battle of Kula Gulf, destroyed July 6 by US Aircraft.

Location: Bambari Harbor, Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands.
(08.02S - 157.12E)

8 crewmen killed, unknown number of survivors.

Yuzuki
(ex No. 34)

Fujinagata Zosensho
Osaka, Japan

Mar. 4, 1927

July 25, 1927

N/A

Sunk by US Marine Aircraft.

Location: Visayan Sea between the North tip of Cebu Island and Leyte Island, Philippines. (11.20N - 124.01E)

20 crewmen killed, 217 survivors picked up by Kiri.

Mochizuki
(ex No. 33)

Uraga Dock Co.
Tokyo, Japan

Apr. 28, 1927

Oct. 31, 1927

N/A

Sunk Oct. 24, 1943 by US Navy PBY. (bombed)

Location: Solomon Sea 90 miles SSW of Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
(05.42S - 151.40E)

10 crewmen killed, unknown number of survivors picked up by Uzuki.

1941-42:

All ships in class refit as fast transports. Armaments changed. (see above)
Tonnage increased to 1,590 std. and speed reduced to 34 knots.

When first launched all were given numbers but were given names in 1928.

All 12 ships in class lost in combat.