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|Builders=[[Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation|Kawasaki Shipbuilding]]<br/>[[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]]<br/>[[Fujinagata Shipyards]]<br/>[[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]]<br/>[[Uraga Dock Company]] |
|Builders=[[Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation|Kawasaki Shipbuilding]]<br/>[[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]]<br/>[[Fujinagata Shipyards]]<br/>[[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]]<br/>[[Uraga Dock Company]] |
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|Class before={{sclass-|Minekaze|destroyer|4}} |
|Class before={{sclass-|Minekaze|destroyer|4}} |
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|In commission range= 1920–1945 |
|In commission range= 1920–1945 |
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|Total ships planned=23 |
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|Total ships completed=8 |
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|Total ships cancelled=15 |
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|Total ships lost=7 |
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The small displacement and shallow draft of the ''Wakatake'' class limited their utility as fleet escorts. As with the ''Momi'' class, in the 1920s and 1930s, they were mainly used in Chinese coastal waters.<ref>http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/bullhead262/ijn/dd/dd.htm&date=2009-10-25+16:42:57</ref> |
The small displacement and shallow draft of the ''Wakatake'' class limited their utility as fleet escorts. As with the ''Momi'' class, in the 1920s and 1930s, they were mainly used in Chinese coastal waters.<ref>http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/bullhead262/ijn/dd/dd.htm&date=2009-10-25+16:42:57</ref> |
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On 15 September 1932, ''Sarawabi'' capsized due to poor stability and sank north of [[Keelung]] near [[Taiwan]]. |
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In April 1940 ''Yūgao'' was re-rated as ''Patrol Boat No. 46'', with considerably reduced armament. |
In April 1940 ''Yūgao'' was re-rated as ''Patrol Boat No. 46'', with considerably reduced armament. |
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Six of the eight ''Wakatake''-class destroyers still operating as destroyers on the eve of the [[Pacific War]], equally divided between the 13th and 32nd Destroyer Divisions. Desdiv 13 comprised ''Wakatake'', ''Kuretake'', and ''Sanae'', and was assigned to the [[Kure Naval District]]. These ships were charged with [[anti-submarine warfare|antisubmarine patrols]] in the waters of the [[Seto Inland Sea|Inland Sea]], [[Bungo Strait]], and western [[Kyūshū]]. Desdiv 32 with ''Asagao'', ''Fuyō'' and ''Karukaya'' came under the [[Chinkai Guard District]] and spent the war's early months screening maritime traffic in the [[Tsushima Straits]]. |
Six of the eight ''Wakatake''-class destroyers still operating as destroyers on the eve of the [[Pacific War]], equally divided between the 13th and 32nd Destroyer Divisions. Desdiv 13 comprised ''Wakatake'', ''Kuretake'', and ''Sanae'', and was assigned to the [[Kure Naval District]]. These ships were charged with [[anti-submarine warfare|antisubmarine patrols]] in the waters of the [[Seto Inland Sea|Inland Sea]], [[Bungo Strait]], and western [[Kyūshū]]. Desdiv 32 with ''Asagao'', ''Fuyō'' and ''Karukaya'' came under the [[Chinkai Guard District]] and spent the war's early months screening maritime traffic in the [[Tsushima Straits]]. |
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On 10 April 1942, the 1st Surface Escort Division of the [[Southwest Area Fleet]] was created, and Desdivs 13 and 32 were assigned to it to provide protection for convoys against [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] submarine activity. The convoy routes were initially those between [[Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū|Moji]], Taiwan, and the [[Philippines]]. Later, these routes extended to [[Singapore]], [[French Indochina]], the [[Netherlands East Indies]], and [[Palau]]. In the course of this service ''Karukaya'' set a record by successfully completing 54 convoy escorts before her loss. |
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Of the six destroyers, four were lost to American submarines, and one to an air attack. Only ''Asagao'' survived the war and was finally broken up in 1948.<ref>Nevitt, Combined Fleet.com</ref> |
Of the six destroyers, four were lost to American submarines, and one to an air attack. Only ''Asagao'' survived the war and was finally broken up in 1948.<ref>Nevitt, Combined Fleet.com</ref> |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Wakatake||2}}<br/>ex-DD-2 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Wakatake||2}}<br/>ex-DD-2 |
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| [[Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation|Kawasaki Shipyards]], [[Japan]] |
| [[Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation|Kawasaki Shipyards]], [[Japan]] |
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| 13 December 1921 |
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| 24 July 1922 |
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| 30 September 1922 |
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| Sunk March |
| Sunk 30 March 1944 in air attack off Palau [07.50N, 134.20E]; struck 10 May 1944 |
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|呉竹<br/>(第四駆逐艦) |
|呉竹<br/>(第四駆逐艦) |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kuretake||2}}<br/>ex-DD-4 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kuretake||2}}<br/>ex-DD-4 |
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| [[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]], Japan |
| [[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]], Japan |
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| 15 March 1922 |
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| 21 October 1922 |
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| 21 December 1922 |
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| Sunk December |
| Sunk 30 December 1944 by {{USS|Razorback|SS-394|6}} at [[Bashi Channel]] [21N, 121.24E]; struck 10 February 1945 |
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| 早苗<br>(第六駆逐艦) |
| 早苗<br>(第六駆逐艦) |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Sanae||2}}<br/>ex-DD-6 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Sanae||2}}<br/>ex-DD-6 |
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| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
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| 5 April 1922 |
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| 15 February 1923 |
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| 5 November 1923 |
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| Torpedoed Celebes Sea [04.52N, 122.07E] 1943-11-13 by {{USS|Bluefish|SS-222|6}}; struck |
| Torpedoed Celebes Sea [04.52N, 122.07E] 1943-11-13 by {{USS|Bluefish|SS-222|6}}; struck 5 January 1944 |
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| 早蕨<br>(第八駆逐艦) |
| 早蕨<br>(第八駆逐艦) |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Sawarabi||2}}<br/>ex-DD-8 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Sawarabi||2}}<br/>ex-DD-8 |
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| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
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| 20 November 1922 |
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| 1 September 1923 |
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| 24 July 1924 |
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| Capsized December |
| Capsized 5 December 1932 in storm off Keelung, Taiwan [27.17N, 122.12E]; struck 1 April 1933 |
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| 朝顔<br>(第十駆逐艦) |
| 朝顔<br>(第十駆逐艦) |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Asagao||2}}<br/>ex-DD-10 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Asagao||2}}<br/>ex-DD-10 |
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| [[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
| [[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
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| 14 March 1922 |
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| 4 November 1922 |
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| 10 May 1923 |
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| Sunk |
| Sunk 22 August 1945 by [[naval mine]] at [[Kanmon Straits]]; raised, BU 1948 |
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| 夕顔<br>(第十二駆逐艦) |
| 夕顔<br>(第十二駆逐艦) |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūgao||2}}<br/>ex-DD-12 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūgao||2}}<br/>ex-DD-12 |
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| [[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
| [[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
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| 15 May 1922 |
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| 14 April 1923 |
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| 31 May 1924 |
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| Converted |
| Converted 1 February 1940 to {{nihongo|''Patrol Boat No. 46''|第四六号哨戒艇|Dai-46-Gō shōkaitei}}; sunk 10 November 1944 by {{USS|Greenling|SS-213|6}} at [[:ja:石廊崎|Irōzaki]] |
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| 芙蓉<br>(第十六駆逐艦) |
| 芙蓉<br>(第十六駆逐艦) |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Fuyō||2}}<br/>ex-DD-16 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Fuyō||2}}<br/>ex-DD-16 |
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| [[Fujinagata Shipyards]], Japan |
| [[Fujinagata Shipyards]], Japan |
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| 16 February 1922 |
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| 23 September 1922 |
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| 16 March 1923 |
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| Torpedoed December |
| Torpedoed 20 December 1943 off Manila Bay [14.44N, 119.55E] by {{USS|Puffer|SS-268|6}}; struck 5 February 1944 |
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| 刈萱<br/>(第十八駆逐艦) |
| 刈萱<br/>(第十八駆逐艦) |
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| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Karukaya||2}}<br/>ex-DD-18 |
| {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Karukaya||2}}<br/>ex-DD-18 |
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| [[Fujinagata Shipyards]], [[Japan]] |
| [[Fujinagata Shipyards]], [[Japan]] |
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| 16 May 1922 |
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| 19 March 1923 |
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| 20 August 1923 |
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| Torpedoed May |
| Torpedoed 10 May 1944 west of Luzon [15.38N, 119.25E] by {{USS|Cod|SS-224|6}}; struck 10 July 1944 |
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![]() The Wakatake-class destroyer Kuretake
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Class overview | |
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Name | Wakatake class |
Builders | list error: <br /> list (help) Kawasaki Shipbuilding Maizuru Naval Arsenal Fujinagata Shipyards Ishikawajima Shipyards Uraga Dock Company |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Template:Sclass- |
Succeeded by | Template:Sclass- |
In commission | 1920–1945 |
Planned | 23 |
Completed | 8 |
Cancelled | 15 |
Lost | 7 |
Retired | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Typ | Destroyer |
Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 900 long tons (910 t) normal, 1,100 long tons (1,100 t) full load |
Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 83.8 m (275 ft) pp, 85.3 m (280 ft) overall |
Beam | 7.9 m (26 ft) |
Draught | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
Propulsion | 2-shaft Mitsubishi-Parsons geared steam turbine, 3 heavy oil-fired boilers 21,500 ihp (16,000 kW) |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 110 |
Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 × Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun 2 × 7.7mm machine guns 4 × 53cm torpedoes 20 × mines (Asagao, after July 1944) • 2 × Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval guns • 4 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns, • 4 × 13 mm Type 93 AA guns, • 2 × 530 mm (21 in) 6th Year Type TTs (3 × 6th Year Type torpedoes) • up to 36 × depth charges |
The Wakatake-class destroyers (若竹型駆逐艦, Wakatakegata kuchikukan) were a class of eight 2nd-class destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[1]
Background
The medium-sized Wakatake-class destroyers were a follow-on to the Template:Sclass- as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's 8-6 Fleet Program from fiscal 1921 as a lower cost accompaniment to the larger Template:Sclass-s. The class was originally planned to consist of twenty-three vessels, but due to the Washington Naval Treaty, as well as budgetary limitations, the final number was reduced to eight. The Wakatake class was the last class to be rated "second class" and all future destroyers were designed larger.[2] It was planned that the Wakatake-class ships should have names, but upon completion they were given numbers. This proved to be extremely unpopular with the crews and was a constant source of confusion in communications, so in 1928, names were assigned.[3]
Design
The Wakatake-class destroyers were essentially slightly modified Momi-class ships with a deeper draft to improve handling characteristics in heavy seas, particularly against rolling. Weaponry layout, general arrangement and silhouette were all identical with the Momi class.
As with the Momi class, a number of types of turbine engines were used for propulsion. Asagao was built with Parsons impulse turbines, Yūgao with Escher Wyss & Cie Zoelly turbines, and the remaining vessels with Brown-Curtis turbines.
Operational history
The small displacement and shallow draft of the Wakatake class limited their utility as fleet escorts. As with the Momi class, in the 1920s and 1930s, they were mainly used in Chinese coastal waters.[4]
On 15 September 1932, Sarawabi capsized due to poor stability and sank north of Keelung near Taiwan.
In April 1940 Yūgao was re-rated as Patrol Boat No. 46, with considerably reduced armament.
Six of the eight Wakatake-class destroyers still operating as destroyers on the eve of the Pacific War, equally divided between the 13th and 32nd Destroyer Divisions. Desdiv 13 comprised Wakatake, Kuretake, and Sanae, and was assigned to the Kure Naval District. These ships were charged with antisubmarine patrols in the waters of the Inland Sea, Bungo Strait, and western Kyūshū. Desdiv 32 with Asagao, Fuyō and Karukaya came under the Chinkai Guard District and spent the war's early months screening maritime traffic in the Tsushima Straits.
On 10 April 1942, the 1st Surface Escort Division of the Southwest Area Fleet was created, and Desdivs 13 and 32 were assigned to it to provide protection for convoys against Allied submarine activity. The convoy routes were initially those between Moji, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Later, these routes extended to Singapore, French Indochina, the Netherlands East Indies, and Palau. In the course of this service Karukaya set a record by successfully completing 54 convoy escorts before her loss.
Of the six destroyers, four were lost to American submarines, and one to an air attack. Only Asagao survived the war and was finally broken up in 1948.[5]
List of Ships
Kanji | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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若竹 (第二駆逐艦) |
Wakatake ex-DD-2 |
Kawasaki Shipyards, Japan | 13 December 1921 | 24 July 1922 | 30 September 1922 | Sunk 30 March 1944 in air attack off Palau [07.50N, 134.20E]; struck 10 May 1944 |
呉竹 (第四駆逐艦) |
Kuretake ex-DD-4 |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 15 March 1922 | 21 October 1922 | 21 December 1922 | Sunk 30 December 1944 by USS Razorback at Bashi Channel [21N, 121.24E]; struck 10 February 1945 |
早苗 (第六駆逐艦) |
Sanae ex-DD-6 |
Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 5 April 1922 | 15 February 1923 | 5 November 1923 | Torpedoed Celebes Sea [04.52N, 122.07E] 1943-11-13 by USS Bluefish; struck 5 January 1944 |
早蕨 (第八駆逐艦) |
Sawarabi ex-DD-8 |
Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 20 November 1922 | 1 September 1923 | 24 July 1924 | Capsized 5 December 1932 in storm off Keelung, Taiwan [27.17N, 122.12E]; struck 1 April 1933 |
朝顔 (第十駆逐艦) |
Asagao ex-DD-10 |
Ishikawajima Shipyards, Japan | 14 March 1922 | 4 November 1922 | 10 May 1923 | Sunk 22 August 1945 by naval mine at Kanmon Straits; raised, BU 1948 |
夕顔 (第十二駆逐艦) |
Yūgao ex-DD-12 |
Ishikawajima Shipyards, Japan | 15 May 1922 | 14 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | Converted 1 February 1940 to Patrol Boat No. 46 (第四六号哨戒艇, Dai-46-Gō shōkaitei); sunk 10 November 1944 by USS Greenling at Irōzaki |
芙蓉 (第十六駆逐艦) |
Fuyō ex-DD-16 |
Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 16 February 1922 | 23 September 1922 | 16 March 1923 | Torpedoed 20 December 1943 off Manila Bay [14.44N, 119.55E] by USS Puffer; struck 5 February 1944 |
刈萱 (第十八駆逐艦) |
Karukaya ex-DD-18 |
Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 16 May 1922 | 19 March 1923 | 20 August 1923 | Torpedoed 10 May 1944 west of Luzon [15.38N, 119.25E] by USS Cod; struck 10 July 1944 |
Naming history
The IJN originally planned that the Wakatake-class ships should have names, but upon completion they were given numbers due to the projected large number of warships the IJN expected to build through the Eight-eight fleet plan. This proved to be extremely unpopular with the crews and was a constant source of confusion in communications. In August 1928, names were assigned, but not the original names that were planned.
Plan name and transliteration | Original name as ordered | Renamed 24 April 1924 | Renamed 1 August 1928 |
Kikyō (桔梗) Chinese bellflower |
Dai-2 Kuchikukan (第二駆逐艦), 2nd Destroyer |
Dai-2-Gō Kuchikukan (第二号駆逐艦), No.2 Destroyer |
Wakatake (若竹), Bamboo sprout |
Yuri (百合), Lilium |
Dai-4 Kuchikukan (第四駆逐艦), 4th Destroyer |
Dai-4-Gō Kuchikukan (第四号駆逐艦), No.4 Destroyer |
Kuretake (呉竹), Black bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra |
Ayame (菖蒲) Iris sanguinea |
Dai-6 Kuchikukan (第六駆逐艦), 6th Destroyer |
Dai-6-Gō Kuchikukan (第六号駆逐艦), No.6 Destroyer |
Sanae (早苗), Rice sprouts on May |
Kaidō (海棠) Malus halliana |
Dai-8 Kuchikukan (第八駆逐艦), 8th Destroyer |
Dai-8-Gō Kuchikukan (第八号駆逐艦), No.8 Destroyer |
Sawarabi (早蕨), Bracken on Spring |
Kakitsubata (杜若) Iris laevigata |
Dai-10 Kuchikukan (第十駆逐艦), 10th Destroyer |
Dai-10-Gō Kuchikukan (第十号駆逐艦), No.10 Destroyer |
Asagao (朝顔), Morning glory |
Tsutsuji (躑躅) Azalea |
Dai-12 Kuchikukan (第十二駆逐艦), 12th Destroyer |
Dai-12-Gō Kuchikukan (第十二号駆逐艦), No.12 Destroyer |
Yūgao (夕顔), Ipomoea alba |
Shion (紫苑), Aster tataricus |
Dai-14 Kuchikukan (第十四駆逐艦), 14th Destroyer |
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Ajisai (紫陽) Hydrangea |
Dai-16 Kuchikukan (第十六駆逐艦), 16th Destroyer |
Dai-16-Gō Kuchikukan (第十六号駆逐艦), No.16 Destroyer |
Fuyō (芙蓉), Hibiscus mutabilis |
Karukaya (刈萱) One of the Poaceae |
Dai-18 Kuchikukan (第十八駆逐艦), 18th Destroyer |
Dai-18-Gō Kuchikukan (第十八号駆逐艦), No.18 Destroyer |
Karukaya (刈萱), One of the Poaceae |
Omodaka (沢瀉), Alismataceae |
Dai-20 Kuchikukan (第二十駆逐艦), 20th Destroyer |
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Botan (牡丹), Peony |
Dai-22 Kuchikukan (第二十二駆逐艦), 22nd Destroyer |
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Bashō (芭蕉), Musa basjoo |
Dai-24 Kuchikukan (第二十四駆逐艦), 24th Destroyer |
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Nadeshiko (撫子), Dianthus |
Dai-26 Kuchikukan (第二十六駆逐艦), 26th Destroyer |
References
Notes
- ^ Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945
- ^ Globalsecurity.org, IJN Wakatake class destroyers
- ^ Howarth, The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun
- ^ http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/bullhead262/ijn/dd/dd.htm&date=2009-10-25+16:42:57
- ^ Nevitt, Combined Fleet.com
Books
- Evans, David (1979). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887–1941. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-192-7.
- Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945. Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-11402-8.
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Watts, A. J. Japanese Warships of World War II, Ian Allen, London, 1967.
Collection of writings by Sizuo Fukui Vol.5, Stories of Japanese Destroyers, Kōjinsha (Japan) 1993, ISBN 4-7698-0611-6
- Model Art Ship Modelling Special No.17, Genealogy of Japanese Destroyers Part-1, Model Art Co. Ltd. (Japan), September 2005, Book code 08734-9
- Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1, Model Art Co. Ltd. (Japan), October 1989, Book code 08734-10
- Daiji Katagiri, Ship Name Chronicles of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, Kōjinsha (Japan), June 1988, ISBN 4-7698-0386-9
External links
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- Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN: Minekaze class destroyer". Imperial Japanese Navy.
- Globalsecurity.org. "IJN Wakatake class destroyers".
- Nevitt, Allyn D. "They Also Served: The Second-Class Destroyers". Combined Fleet.com.
- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/bullhead262/ijn/dd/dd.htm&date=2009-10-25+16:42:57