Shirakumo upon commissioning in England in 1902.
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History | |
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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 |
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Stricken | 1 April 1923 |
Fate | Sunk as target 21 July 1925 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 322 tons normal, 432 tons full load |
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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 |
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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.