Japanese destroyer Maki (1944)

	Maki underway, July or August 1944
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Maki
Namesake	Podocarpaceae
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down	19 February 1944
Launched	10 June 1944
Completed	10 August 1944
Stricken	5 October 1945
Fate	Turned over to the United Kingdom, scrapped, 14 August 1947
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Matsu-class escort destroyer
Displacement	1,282 t (1,262 long tons) (standard)
Length	100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 × water-tube boilers; 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph)
Range	4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	210
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Type 22 search radar; 1 × Type 13 early-warning radar;
Armament	1 × twin, 1 × single 127 mm (5 in) DP guns; 4 × triple, 13 × single 25 mm (1 in) AA guns; 1 × quadruple 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × rails, 2 × throwers for 36 depth charges;

Maki (槇, "Podocarpaceae") was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Completed in mid-1944, the ship was damaged during the Battle off Cape Engaño in October by American aircraft. After repairs she was assigned to escort duties and was torpedoed by an American submarine in early 1945. Maki resumed her duties once her damage was repaired and remained in home waters for the rest of the war.

The ship was surrendered to the Allies at the end of the war and used to repatriate Japanese troops until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the United Kingdom and later scrapped.

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