Japanese destroyer Niizuki
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Niizuki (新月, "New Moon") was an Akizuki-class destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Completed in early 1943, she was sunk later three months later in the Battle of Kula Gulf.
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Sister ship Fuyutsuki, 23 May 1944 | |
History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Niizuki |
Builder | Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard |
Laid down | 8 December 1941 |
Launched | 29 June 1942 |
Completed | 31 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 31 March 1943 |
Stricken | 10 September 1943 |
Fate | Sunk, Battle of Kula Gulf, 6 July 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Akizuki-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,701 long tons (2,744 t) (standard) |
Length | 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
Range | 8,300 nmi (15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 300 |
Sensors and processing systems | Type 21 early-warning radar |
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