Japanese destroyer Ariake (1934)

Ariake underway on 25 March 1935.
History
Empire of Japan
NameAriake
OrderedFY 1933
BuilderKawasaki Shipyards
Laid down14 January 1933
Launched23 September 1934
Commissioned25 March 1935
Stricken15 October 1943
FateSunk in action, 28 July 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeHatsuharu-class destroyer
Displacement1,530 t (1,510 long tons)
Length
  • 103.5 m (340 ft) pp,
  • 105.5 m (346 ft) waterline
  • 109.5 m (359 ft) overall
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement212
Armament

Ariake (有明, ”Daybreak”) [1] was the fifth of six Hatsuharu-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). Three were laid down in JFY 1931 and the next three in JFY 1933.[2]

  1. ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 739
  2. ^ Lengerer, pp. 92–3