 Sister ship Nire in January or February 1945
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Hatsuume |
| Namesake | early-blooming plum |
| Ordered | 1944 |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 8 December 1944 |
| Launched | 25 April 1945 |
| Completed | 18 June 1945 |
| Stricken | 5 October 1945 |
| Fate | Turned over to the Republic of China Navy, 6 July 1947 |
 Republic of China | |
| Name | ROCS Xin Yang |
| Acquired | 6 July 1947 |
| Stricken | December 1961 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1960s |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu-class escort destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,309 t (1,288 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 3.37 m (11 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × water-tube boilers; 19,000 shp (14,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph) |
| Range | 4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
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Hatsuume (初梅, "Early-blooming Plum") was one of 23 escort destroyers of the Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. Damaged by a naval mine shortly after her completion in June 1945, the ship was surrendered to the Allies at the end of the war and used to repatriate Japanese troops until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the Republic of China; renamed Xin Yang she played a minor role in the Chinese Civil War and remained in service until the 1960s when she was scrapped.