Akizuki-class destroyer (1942)
Akizuki on trial run off Miyazu Bay on 17 May 1942. | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Akizuki class |
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| Preceded by | Yūgumo class |
| Succeeded by | Matsu class |
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| Built | 1940–1945 |
| In commission | 1942–1945 (IJN) |
| Planned | 6 (1939) + 10 (1941) + 23 (1942) |
| Completed | 12 |
| Cancelled | 20 |
| Lost | 6 |
| Retired | 6 |
| General characteristics (as per Whitley) | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,700 long tons (2,743 t) (standard) |
| Length | 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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The Akizuki-class destroyer (秋月型駆逐艦, Akizuki-gata Kuchikukan) was a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) built during World War II to complement the Kagerō class, primarily for the role of anti-aircraft screening for carrier battle groups. The class was also designated the Type-B Destroyer (乙型駆逐艦, Otsu-gata Kuchikukan), from their plan name. During the war, the class proved to be a very capable multipurpose platform and was well regarded in the IJN.