Japanese destroyer Uranami (1907)

Uranami (浦波) ("Wave in an inlet") was one 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 Uranami.
Sister ship Ayanami
History
Empire of Japan
NameUranami
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down1 May 1907
Launched8 December 1908
Completed20 September 1907
Decommissioned1 June 1930
Out of service25 October 1935
RenamedW-8, 1 August 1928
Reclassified
  • As a minesweeper, 1 December 1924
  • As a tugboat and dispatch boat, 1 June 1930
FateScrapped after 25 October 1935
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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