Ikazuchi-class destroyer Sazanami at Yokosuka
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Class overview | |
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Name | Ikazuchi class |
Builders | Yarrow & Company, Poplar, London |
Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Murakumo class |
In commission | February 1899 – August 1921 |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Lost | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
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Length |
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Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
Draught | 1.57 m (5.2 ft) |
Propulsion | 2-shaft reciprocating, 4 Yarrow boilers, 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW) |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Complement | 55 |
Armament |
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The Ikazuchi-class destroyers (雷型駆逐艦, Ikazuchi-gata kuchikukan) was a class of six torpedo boat destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which were built in Britain in 1897-99. All were named after celestial phenomena.[1]