Hanazuki underway on December 18, 1944 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hanazuki |
| Builder: | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down: | 10 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 10 October 1944 |
| Completed: | 26 December 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 26 December 1944, 11th Destroyer Squadron |
| Struck: | 5 October 1945 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target off Gotō Islands, Japan, 3 February 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Akizuki-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,700 long tons (2,743 t) standard 3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load |
| Length: | 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Kampon type boilers 2 × Parsons geared turbines 2 × shafts, 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed: | 33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,300 nmi (15,400 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 300 |
| Armament: | • 8 × 100 mm (4 in)/65 cal DP guns • 37 × 25 mm AA guns • 4 × 13 mm AA guns • 4 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes • 8 × Type 93 torpedoes • 72 × Type 95 depth charges |
Hanazuki (花月) was an Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "(another name of) March". In June 1947, Hanazuki was turned over to United States as "DD-934", and was later sunk as target off Gotō Islands, Japan on 3 February 1948.
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