Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze (1916)
Amatsukaze on patrol in the Yangzi River, 1927 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Amatsukaze |
| Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 1 April 1916 |
| Launched | 5 October 1916 |
| Completed | 14 April 1917 |
| Fate | Retired 1 April 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Isokaze-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,227 long tons (1,247 t) normal, 1,550 long tons (1,570 t) full load |
| Length | 94.5 m (310 ft) pp, 96.9 m (318 ft) overall |
| Beam | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Draught | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | 3-shaft steam turbine, 5 heavy oil-fired boilers 27,000 ihp (20,000 kW) |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Range | 3,360 nautical miles (6,220 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 128 |
| Armament | 4 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV 5 ×6.5mm machine guns 6× 53cm torpedoes |
Amatsukaze (天津風, Heavenly Breeze) was one of four Isokaze-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the late 1910s. The ship served in the very final stages of World War I. She was retired on 1 April 1935.