Hatsuyuki | | Career |
 | | Laid down: | | | Launched: | | | Struck: | 5 October 1943 | | Status: | Sunk in air raid,
17 July 1943 | | General Characteristics | | Displacement: | 2,050 tons | | Length: | 378 ft 3 in (115.3 m) | | Beam: | 34 ft (10.4 m) | | Draft: | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) | | Propulsion and power: | 4 × Kampon type boilers,
2 × Parsons geared turbines,
2 × shafts at 50,000 shp (37 MW) | | Speed: | 38 knots (70 km/h) | | Range: | 5,000 nm at 14 knots
(9,200 km at 26 km/h) | | Complement: | 197 | | Armament: | 6 × 5 inch (127 mm) / 50 caliber guns
(3 × 2-gun turrets),
up to 22 × 25 mm AA guns,
up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns,
9 × 610 mm torpedo tubes,
36 × depth charges | Hatsuyuki was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Winter's or Year's First Snow". This image is a temporary placeholder for articles(mostly those utilizing the table from Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Tables) which still need a picture to illustrate them. ...
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October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
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The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...
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. ...
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. ...
USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer (French: contre-torpilleur, German: Zerstörer, Spanish: destructor, Italian: cacciatorpediniere) 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...
Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
From 12 November to 15 November 1942, Hatsuyuki took part in the Naval Battles for Guadalcanal. Initially she escorted the Support Force commanded by Admiral Kurita Takeo, then joined the Emergency Bombardment Force of Admiral Kondo Nobutake. With Nagara in the assault on enemy destroyers, Hatsuyuki assisted in sinking USS Benham (DD-397), USS Walke (DD-416), and USS Preston (DD-379) and damaging USS Gwin (DD-433). Hatsuyuki then sailed to Truk on 18 November. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ...
November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ...
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Nagara was the lead ship of her class of light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after the Nagara River. ...
The second USS Benham (DD-397) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. ...
USS Walke (DD-416), named for Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke USN (1809-1896), was a Sims-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ...
The fifth USS Preston (DD–379) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel W. Preston. ...
USS Gwin (DD-433), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, an American Civil War officer who commanded river boats against Confederate forces in Alabama. ...
A view of Chuuk Chuuk is an island group that comprises one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), along with Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. ...
November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ...
On 16 July-17 July 1943, Hatsuyuki was on a troop transport run from Rabaul to the Shortland Islands. She was sunk in a U.S. air raid on the Shortlands while unloading passengers alongside the pier at Kahili (06°50′S 155°47′E). A bomb exploded the after magazine, sinking the ship in shallow water, with 120 dead (including 38 passengers) and 36 wounded. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...
July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano Rabaul was the capital of East New Britain province, on New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea until 1994. ...
The Shortland Islands are group of islands belonging to the Solomon Islands. ...
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ...
Magazine is the name for a item or place within which ammunition is stored. ...
On 5 October 1943, Hatsuyuki was removed from the Navy List. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
See also The List of ships of World War II is an alphabetical list of major military ships of World War II. Only ships with a displacement of 1000 tons or greater are listed. ...
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