Japanese destroyer Shirakumo (1901)

Shirakumo upon commissioning in England in 1902.
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Shirakumo
Namesake	白雲 ("White Cloud")
Ordered	1900
Builder	John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, England
Yard number	Destroyer No. 15
Laid down	1 February 1901
Launched	1 October 1901
Completed	13 February 1902
Commissioned	13 February 1902
Reclassified	Third-class destroyer 28 August 1912 Special-duty vessel (second-class minesweeper) 1 April 1922 Utility vessel (accommodation ship) 1 April 1923
Stricken	1 April 1923
Fate	Sunk as target 21 July 1925
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	322 tons normal, 432 tons full load
Length	215 ft 9 in (65.76 m) waterline 216 ft 9 in (66.07 m) overall
Beam	20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Depth	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	2-shaft reciprocating engines, 4 boilers, engine output 7,000 hp (5,200 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	62
Armament	1 x QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun 5 × QF 6 pounder (57 mm) guns 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedoes
Service record
Operations:	Russo-Japanese War Battle of Port Arthur Battle of the Yellow Sea Battle of Tsushima World War I Battle of Tsingtao

Shirakumo (白雲, "White Cloud") was the lead ship of two Shirakumo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 1900s. During the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), she took part in the Battle of Port Arthur in February 1904, the Battle of the Yellow Sea in August 1904, and the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. During World War I (1914–1918), she participated in the Battle of Tsingtao in 1914.