Shiratsuyu class destroyer

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Shiratsuyu class
Japanese destroyer Yudachi
General characteristics Japanese Navy Ensign
Displacement: 1685 tons standard
Length: 352 feet 8 in (107.50 m)
Beam: 32 ft 6 in (9.90 m)
Draft: 11 ft 6 in (3.50 m)
Propulsion: 3 boilers; geared turbines; 42,000 shp; 2-shafts
Speed: 34 knots
Bunkerage: 500 tons oil
Armament: 5 × 5 in (127 mm) /50 caliber DP guns (2×2, 1x1),
two 13.1 mm (.51") AA (2×1),
8 × 24in (60cm) torpedo tubes
16 depth charges
Complement: 180


Shiratsuyu class destroyers were a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War 2. The ships in this class are Shiratsuyu, Shigure, Murasame, Yudachi, Samidare, Harusame, Yamakaze, Kawakaze, Umikaze, and Suzukaze

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