Japanese destroyer Yūgiri (1899)

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Yūgiri
Namesake	夕霧 ("Evening Mist")
Ordered	1896
Builder	John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, England
Laid down	1 November 1897
Launched	26 January 1899
Completed	10 March 1899
Commissioned	10 March 1899
Reclassified	From torpedo boat destroyer to destroyer 22 June 1900; Third-class destroyer 28 August 1912;
Renamed	Yūgiri Maru 1 April 1919
Reclassified	Utility vessel (submarine tender and minesweeper) 1 April 1919
Renamed	Yūgiri 1 July 1920
Reclassified	Special service vessel (second-class minesweeper) 1 July 1920; Utility vessel (target ship) 1 April 1922;
Decommissioned	14 March 1924
Stricken	14 March 1924
Fate	Hulked 14 March 1924
General characteristics
Type	Murakumo-class destroyer
Displacement	275 long tons (279 t) normal; 360.5 long tons (366.3 t) full load;
Length	208 ft (63 m) waterline,; 210 ft (64 m) overall;
Beam	19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Draught	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Depth	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	Reciprocating engine, 3 boilers, 5,800 ihp (4,300 kW), 2 shafts
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	50
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder gun; 5 × QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss guns; 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedoes;
Service record
Operations:	Russo-Japanese War; Battle of Port Arthur; Battle of the Yellow Sea; Battle of Tsushima; Invasion of Sakhalin; World War I; Siege of Tsingtao;

Yūgiri (夕霧, "Evening Mist") was one of six Murakumo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1890s. Yūgiri took part in several major engagements during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) and served during World War I (1914–1918).

History

Empire of Japan
Name	Yūgiri
Namesake	夕霧 ("Evening Mist")
Ordered	1896
Builder	John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, England
Laid down	1 November 1897
Launched	26 January 1899
Completed	10 March 1899
Commissioned	10 March 1899
Reclassified	From torpedo boat destroyer to destroyer 22 June 1900 Third-class destroyer 28 August 1912
Renamed	Yūgiri Maru 1 April 1919
Reclassified	Utility vessel (submarine tender and minesweeper) 1 April 1919
Renamed	Yūgiri 1 July 1920
Reclassified	Special service vessel (second-class minesweeper) 1 July 1920 Utility vessel (target ship) 1 April 1922
Decommissioned	14 March 1924
Stricken	14 March 1924
Fate	Hulked 14 March 1924
General characteristics
Type	Murakumo-class destroyer
Displacement	275 long tons (279 t) normal 360.5 long tons (366.3 t) full load
Length	208 ft (63 m) waterline, 210 ft (64 m) overall
Beam	19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Draught	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Depth	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	Reciprocating engine, 3 boilers, 5,800 ihp (4,300 kW), 2 shafts
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	50
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder gun 5 × QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss guns 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedoes
Service record
Operations:	Russo-Japanese War Battle of Port Arthur Battle of the Yellow Sea Battle of Tsushima Invasion of Sakhalin World War I Siege of Tsingtao