Japanese torpedo boat Tomozuru

Tomozuru in 1934
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Tomozuru
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Launched	1 October 1933
Completed	24 February 1934
Fate	Sunk 24 March 1945
General characteristics as built
Class and type	Chidori-class torpedo boat
Displacement	535 long tons (544 t) standard 737 long tons (749 t) full load
Length	82 m (269 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draught	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Speed	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement	113
Armament	1 × 2, 1 × 1 - 127 mm (5.0 in) Type 3 L/50 guns 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine gun 2 × 2 - 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedoes 9 × depth charges
General characteristics after rebuilding
Displacement	600 long tons (610 t) (standard) 815 long tons (828 t) (full load)
Draft	2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)
Speed	28.0 knots (32.2 mph; 51.9 km/h)
Range	1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Armament	3 × 1 - 120 mm (4.7 in) Type 11 L/45 guns 1 × 1 - 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine gun 2 × 1 - 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 9 × depth charges

Tomozuru (友鶴) was one of four Chidori-class torpedo boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). It capsized in a storm on 12 March 1934, shortly after its completion. This incident forced the IJN to review the stability of all recently completed, under construction and planned ships. It was salvaged and put back into service after extensive modifications. During World War II, the Tomozuru fought in the Battle of the Philippines and in the Dutch East Indies campaign as an escort, and it continued to play that role for the rest of the war.