Japanese destroyer Minazuki (1926)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Minazuki.
Minazuki (水無月, "June") 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 Philippines Campaign in December 1941 and the Dutch East Indies Campaign in early 1942. In March, she was assigned to convoy escort duties in and around Malaya and the Dutch East Indies until she was transferred to Rabaul in early 1943 to ferry troops around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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Minazuki in February 1927 | |
History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Minazuki |
Namesake | June |
Builder | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga |
Laid down | 24 March 1925 as Destroyer No. 28 |
Launched | 25 May 1926 |
Completed | 22 March 1927 |
Renamed | As Minazuki, 1 August 1928 |
Stricken | 10 August 1944 |
Fate | Sunk on 6 June 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 30 |
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