Japanese destroyer Oite (1924)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Oite.
The Japanese destroyer Oite (追風, "Tail Wind") was one of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1920s.During the Pacific War, she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in early 1942.
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Oite off Yokohama, 1927 | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Oite |
Builder | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga |
Laid down | 16 March 1923 as Destroyer No. 11 |
Launched | 27 November 1924 |
Completed | 30 October 1925 |
Renamed | Oite, 1 August 1928 |
Stricken | 11 March 1944 |
Fate | Sunk by American aircraft, 18 February 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kamikaze-class destroyer |
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Length | |
Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × Kampon geared steam turbines |
Speed | 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph) |
Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 148 |
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