Japanese destroyer Inazuma (1932)
Inazuma (電, "Lightning") was the twenty-fourth (and last) Fubuki-class destroyers, or the fourth (and last) of the Akatsuki class (if that sub-class is considered independently), 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.
Inazuma underway on 24 March 1936. | |
History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Inazuma |
Namesake | 電 ("Lightning") |
Ordered | 1923 Fiscal Year |
Builder | Fujinagata Shipyards |
Laid down | 7 March 1930 |
Launched | 25 February 1932 |
Commissioned | 15 November 1932 |
Stricken | 10 June 1944 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Bonefish, 14 May 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fubuki-class destroyer |
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Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 219 |
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