The Fubuki

The Fubuki Class destroyers, originally only known as numbered destroyers 35 to 54 of the Imperial Japanese Navy "Special Type", were completed between 1928 and 1931. They were assigned names in 1928. One turret in the forward position and two turrets aft, each armed with 2 - 5 inch (127mm) 50cal. Type 3 dual purpose guns, 2 - 13mm Type 93 anti-aircraft machine guns, 9 torpedo tubes firing the "long lance" Type 93 torpedo, and 18 depth charges made these the most powerful destroyers in the world at the time of their completion. The fully enclosed turrets were the first to be mounted on any destroyer. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Fubuki. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Fubuki. ... Jump to: navigation, search USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and... Jump to: navigation, search Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Turret (highlighted) attached to a tower on a baronial building in Scotland In architecture, a turret (from Italian: torretta, little tower; Latin: turris, tower) is a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, such as a medieval castle or baronial house. ... The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the smaller of the two education labor unions in the United States, representing 1. ... Torpedo tubes of the French SNLE Redoutable A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedoes in a horizontal direction. ... The Type 93 was a 610 mm (24 inch) diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Depth Charge used by U.S. Navy later in World War II The depth charge is the oldest anti-submarine weapon. ...

They were 115.3 meters (378.3 feet) long, had a beam of 10.4 meters (34 feet), and a draught of 3.2 meters (10.5 feet). They displaced 1750 tons standard and 2057 tons fully loaded. The ships were rebuilt between 1935 and 1937 to improve hull strength and stability. This increased the displacement to 2050 tons standard and 2400 tons fully loaded. The ships were powered by geared steam turbines with four boilers providing 50,000shp through two shafts and originally giving the ships a top speed of 38 knots. The rebuild reduced the top speed slightly. They had a range of roughly 5000 miles at 14 knots. Jump to: navigation, search 1935(MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

As was common with most ships during World War II, the anti-aircraft armament was steadily upgraded during the war as the extent of the aircraft threat was realized. The anti-submarine capability was also upgraded. By 1945, the surviving ships of the class had one aft turret removed to create space and lighten the top for the addition of 14 - 25mm anti-aircraft guns, 2 additional 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns, and 18 more depth charges. Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...

Ships in this class were Akebono, Amagiri, Asagiri, Ayanami, Fubuki, Hatsuyuki, Isonami, Miyuki, Murakumo, Oboro, Sagiri, Sazanami, Shikinami, Shinonome, Shirakumo, Shirayuki, Uranami, Ushio, Usugumo, Yugiri Japanese cruiser Amagiri in pre-WWII service. ... Jump to: navigation, search Asagiri (Japanese, Evening Mist) is the name of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and of one of the Japanese Marine Self-Defense Force. ... Fubuki was a Japanese destroyer sunk in Ironbottom Sound during the Battle of Cape Esperance in World War II. Categories: Naval stubs | Fubuki class destroyers ... Jump to: navigation, search The Miyuki (Japanese, Deep Snow) was a Fubuki class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sagiri (Japanese, Thin Fog) was a Fubuki class destroyer that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Sagiri was laid down by the Uraga Dock Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Shikinami was a Fubuki class destroyer of the Japanese Navy. ... Ushio (Japanese, Tide) was a Fubuki class destroyer that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was the only one of the 20 ships in its class to survive World War II. Ushio was built by the Uraga Dock Co. ...

The Miyuki was lost in a collision in 1934. Eighteen other ships of the class were lost in combat, and the only survivor, the Ushio was scrapped in 1948.