Japanese destroyer Natsuzuki
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| Career (Japan) |  |
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| Completed: | 8 April 1945 |
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| Struck: | 5 October 1945 |
| Fate: | Transferred to United Kingdom, 25 August 1947 |
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| Acquired: | 25 August 1947 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1948 |
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| Displacement: | 2,700 tons standard; 3,700 tons full load |
| Length: | 440 ft 3 in (134.2 meters |
| Beam: | 38 ft 1 in (11.6 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 7 in (4.5 m) |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Complement: | 300 |
| Armament: | 8 × 100 mm / 65 cal DP guns, up to 51 × 25 mm AA guns, 4 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes, 72 depth charges |
Natsuzuki (夏月) was a Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Summer Moon".
On 5 October 1945, Natsuzuki was removed from the Navy List.
On 25 August 1947, she was turned over to Great Britain. She was scrapped at Uraga, Kanagawa in 1948.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Shigeru Nishino - 15 February 1945 - 8 April 1945
Cmdr. Shigeru Nishino - 8 April 1945 - 15 August 1945
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