Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1909)

Ayanami (綾波) ("cross wave") was the last of 32 Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Ayanami.
Ayanami
History
Empire of Japan
NameAyanami
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Launched20 March 1909
Completed26 June 1909
Out of service19 April 1933
RenamedW-9, 1926
Reclassified
  • As a minesweeper, 1 December 1924
  • As a tugboat and dispatch boat, 1 June 1930
FateScrapped after April 1933
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeKamikaze-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 381 long tons (387 t)
  • 450 long tons (460 t) (full load)
Length
  • 227 ft (69.2 m) (pp)
  • 234 ft (71 m) (o/a)
Beam21 ft 7 in (6.6 m)
Draught6 ft (1.8 m)
Installed power4 boilers; 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement70
Armament
  • 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) 12 cwt guns
  • 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) 8 cwt guns
  • 2 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
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