&sq=&lang=&file=File:Momi_II.jpg) Sister ship Momi, 4 September 1944
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Matsu |
| Ordered | 1943 |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 8 August 1943 |
| Launched | 3 February 1944 |
| Completed | 28 April 1944 |
| Stricken | 10 October 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk by gunfire, 4 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Matsu-class escort destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,282 t (1,262 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 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) |
| Complement | 210 |
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Matsu (松, "pine tree") was the lead ship of her class of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the final stages of World War II. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to convoy escort duties in July. She was sunk with the loss of most of her crew on 4 August by American destroyers while protecting a convoy returning from Chichijima.