Japanese destroyer Fuyutsuki

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Fuyuzuki.
Fuyutsuki, 23 May 1944
History
Empire of Japan
NameFuyutsuki
Ordered1942
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Cost17,820,400 JPY (as naval budget)[1]
Laid down8 May 1943
Launched20 January 1944
Completed25 May 1944
Commissioned25 May 1944
Reclassified
  • 4th Class Reserve Ship in September 1945
  • As repair ship/minesweeper tender on 20 November 1945
Stricken20 November 1945
HomeportYokosuka
FateSunk as a breakwater in May 1948[citation needed]
General characteristics
Class and typeAkizuki-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,700 long tons (2,743 t) standard
  • 3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load
Length134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
Beam11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draft4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Kampon type boilers
  • 2 × Parsons geared turbines
  • 2 × shafts, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range8,300 nmi (15,400 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement300
Armament

Fuyutsuki[2][3] (冬月, "Winter Moon") was an Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Winter Moon".

  1. ^ Senshi Sōsho (1969), p. 815.
  2. ^ 1 October 1943, Administrative order No. 235, Named one destroyer, two submarines, one coast defence ship, two minesweepers, and one submarine chaser., Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Navy.
  3. ^ National Archives of Japan, reference code: C12070120400, p. 1.