Japanese destroyer Hinoki (1916)

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Hinoki was one of four Momo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I. She was decommissioned in 1940 and subsequently scrapped.

A Momo-class destroyer, possibly Kashi
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Hinoki
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Launched	25 December 1916
Completed	31 March 1917
Decommissioned	1 April 1940
Fate	Scrapped, 1940
General characteristics
Class & type	Momo-class destroyer
Displacement	835 long tons (848 t) (normal) 1,080 long tons (1,100 t) (full load)
Length	275 ft (83.8 m) (pp) 281 ft 8 in (85.9 m) (waterline)
Beam	25 ft 5 in (7.7 m)
Draught	7 ft 9 in (2.4 m)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers 16,000 shp (12,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed	31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph)
Range	2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	110
Armament	3 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns 2 × triple 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Design and description

The Momo-class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding Kaba class with a more powerful armament. They displaced 835 long tons (848 t) at normal load and 1,080 long tons (1,100 t) at deep load. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 275 feet (83.8 m) and a waterline length of 281 feet 8 inches (85.9 m), a beam of 25 feet 4 inches (7.7 m) and a draught of 7 feet 9 inches (2.4 m). The Momos were powered by two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft using steam produced by four Kampon water-tube boilers.^[1] Two boilers burned a mixture of coal and fuel oil while the other pair only used oil.^[2] The engines produced a total of 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000 kW) that gave the ships a maximum speed of 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph).^[3] They carried enough fuel to give them a range of 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and ratings.^[4]

The main armament of the Momo-class ships consisted of three quick-firing (QF) 12-centimetre (4.7 in) guns; one gun each was located at the bow and stern with the third gun positioned between the funnels. Their torpedo armament consisted of two triple rotating mounts^[4] for 450-millimetre (17.7 in)^[5] torpedoes located fore and aft of the funnels.^[4]

Construction and career

Hinoki was launched on 25 December 1916 at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal^[1] and completed on 31 March 1917. The ship played a minor role in World War I and participated in the 1937 Battle of Shanghai that began the Second Sino-Japanese War. She was decommissioned on 1 April 1940^[2] and subsequently broken up.^[1]