Japanese destroyer Wakaba (1905)

Wakaba (若葉) ("Young leaves") 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 Wakaba.
Sister ship Ayanami
History
Empire of Japan
NameWakaba
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched25 November 1905
Completed28 February 1906
Decommissioned1 April 1928
ReclassifiedAs a minesweeper, 1 December 1924
FateScrapped, 1928
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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