Japanese destroyer Miyuki
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 Miyuki |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | April 30, 1927 |
| Launched: | June 26, 1928 |
| Commissioned: | June 29, 1929 |
| Status: | Sank in a collision with Inazuma on 15 August 1934 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 378 ft 3 in (115.3 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Kampon type boilers, 2 × Parsons geared turbines, 2 × shafts at 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed: | 38 knots (70 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm at 14 knots (9,200 km at 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 197 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 inch (127 mm) / 50 caliber guns (3 × 2-gun turrets), up to 22 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 10 × 13 mm AA guns, 9 × 610 mm torpedo tubes, 36 × depth charges |
The Miyuki (深雪 meaning Deep Snow) was a Fubuki class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was completed on 29 June 1929.
The Miyuki was lost in a collision with the Japanese destroyer Inazuma on 15 August 1934 in the Korea Strait.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Nitaro Kato - 10 December 1928 - 29 June 1929
Cmdr. Nitaro Kato - 29 June 1929 - 20 November 1930
Cmdr. Yoshisuke Yasutomi - 20 November 1930 - 1 December 1931
Cmdr. Hachiro Naotsuka - 1 December 1931 - 11 January 1932
Lt. Cmdr. Yoshio Kanemasu - 11 January 1932 - 16 May 1932
Cmdr. Hachiro Naotsuka - 16 May 1932 - 1 December 1932
Cmdr. Masamao Ofuji - 1 December 1932 - 29 June 1934
[edit] References
| Fubuki-class destroyer |
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Type I (Fubuki) Type II (Ayanami) |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
