Japanese destroyer Uzuki (1925)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Uzuki.
Uzuki (卯月, "April") was one of twelve Mutsuki-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) 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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Uzuki in August 1926 | |
History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Uzuki |
Namesake | April |
Builder | Ishikawajima Shipyards |
Laid down | 11 January 1924 as Destroyer No. 25 |
Launched | 15 October 1925 |
Completed | 14 September 1926 |
Renamed | As Uzuki, 1 August 1928 |
Stricken | 10 January 1945 |
Fate | Sunk by PT boats on 12 December 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mutsuki-class destroyer |
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Length | |
Beam | 9.16 m (30 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 2.96 m (9 ft 9 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × Kampon geared steam turbines |
Speed | 37.25 knots (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 150 |
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Service record | |
Part of: | Destroyer Division 23 |
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