Japanese destroyer Akatsuki (1932)

	Akatsuki underway on 18 January 1937.
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Akatsuki
Namesake	暁 (Dawn)
Ordered	1923 Fiscal Year
Builder	Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down	17 February 1930
Launched	7 May 1932
Commissioned	30 November 1932
Stricken	15 December 1942
Fate	Sunk in action off Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Akatsuki-class destroyer
Displacement	1,750 long tons (1,780 t) standard; 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) re-built;
Length	111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp; 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline; 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall;
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	4 × Kampon type boilers; 2 × Kampon Type Ro geared turbines; 2 × shafts at 50,000 ihp (37,000 kW);
Speed	38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	219
Armament	6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns; up to 28 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun; up to 10 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in)/76 cal. Type 93 AA guns; 9 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes; 36 depth charges;

Akatsuki (暁, "Dawn") was the twenty-first Fubuki-class destroyer, or the lead ship of the Akatsuki class (if that sub-class is regarded as a separate class), built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the inter-war period. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. They remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.

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