Fubuki-class destroyer

Fubuki (1936)
Class overview
NameFubuki class
Builders
Operators
Preceded byMutsuki class
Succeeded byHatsuharu class
Subclasses
  • Type I (Fubuki class)
  • Type II (Ayanami class)
  • Type III (Akatsuki class)
Built1926–1933
In commission1928–1953
Completed24
Lost22
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
Length
  • 111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp
  • 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline
  • 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall
Beam10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft Kampon geared turbines
  • 4 (Groups I & II) or 3 (Group III) boilers
  • 50,000 hp (37,000 kW)
Speed38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement219
Armament

The Fubuki-class destroyers (吹雪型駆逐艦, Fubukigata kuchikukan) were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[1] The Fubuki class has been described as the world's first modern destroyer.[2] The Fubuki class set a new standard not only for Japanese vessels, but for destroyers around the world. They remained formidable opponents to the end of World War II, despite being much older than many of their adversaries.[3]

  1. ^ Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
  2. ^ Parshall and Tully, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. p. 336.
  3. ^ Specification from Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 10, pp.1040–1, "Fubuki".