Japanese destroyer Inazuma (1932)

Inazuma (, "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
Empire of Japan
NameInazuma
Namesake ("Lightning")
Ordered1923 Fiscal Year
BuilderFujinagata Shipyards
Laid down7 March 1930
Launched25 February 1932
Commissioned15 November 1932
Stricken10 June 1944
FateTorpedoed and sunk by USS Bonefish, 14 May 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeFubuki-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
Beam10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft3.2 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)
Speed38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement219
Armament
Service record
Operations:
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