Japanese destroyer Matsu (1915)

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Matsu
Builder	Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki
Laid down	3 November 1914
Launched	5 March 1915
Completed	6 April 1915
Decommissioned	1 April 1932
Fate	Scrapped, 1932
General characteristics
Class and type	Kaba-class destroyer
Displacement	655 long tons (666 t) (normal); 810 long tons (820 t) (full load);
Length	260 ft (79.2 m) (pp); 274 ft (83.5 m) (o/a);
Beam	24 ft (7.3 m)
Draught	7 ft 9 in (2.4 m)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers; 9,500 ihp (7,100 kW);
Propulsion	3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	92
Armament	1 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) gun; 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) guns; 2 × twin 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;

Matsu (松, "Pine Tree") was one of 10 Kaba-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I.

History

Empire of Japan
Name	Matsu
Builder	Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki
Laid down	3 November 1914
Launched	5 March 1915
Completed	6 April 1915
Decommissioned	1 April 1932
Fate	Scrapped, 1932
General characteristics
Class and type	Kaba-class destroyer
Displacement	655 long tons (666 t) (normal) 810 long tons (820 t) (full load)
Length	260 ft (79.2 m) (pp) 274 ft (83.5 m) (o/a)
Beam	24 ft (7.3 m)
Draught	7 ft 9 in (2.4 m)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers 9,500 ihp (7,100 kW)
Propulsion	3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	92
Armament	1 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) gun 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) guns 2 × twin 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes