Japanese destroyer Yūgure (1934)

	Hatsuharu-class destroyer Yūgure
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Yūgure
Ordered	FY 1933
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down	9 April 1933
Launched	6 May 1934
Commissioned	30 March 1935
Stricken	15 October 1943
Fate	Sunk in action, 20 July 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	Hatsuharu-class destroyer
Displacement	1,530 t (1,510 long tons)
Length	103.5 m (340 ft) pp,; 105.5 m (346 ft) waterline; 109.5 m (359 ft) overall;
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught	3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Kampon geared turbines; 3 boilers, 42,000 hp (31,000 kW);
Speed	36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement	212
Armament	(as built) 2 × 2, 1 × 1 - 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun; 2 × 1 - 40 mm AA guns; 3 × 3 - 61 cm (24 in) torpedo tubes; 18 × depth charges;

Yūgure (夕暮, ”Twilight”) was the sixth and last Hatsuharu-class destroyer, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). Three were laid down in JFY 1931 and the next three in JFY 1933.

History
Hatsuharu-class destroyer Yūgure
Empire of Japan
Name	Yūgure
Ordered	FY 1933
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down	9 April 1933
Launched	6 May 1934
Commissioned	30 March 1935
Stricken	15 October 1943
Fate	Sunk in action, 20 July 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	Hatsuharu-class destroyer
Displacement	1,530 t (1,510 long tons)
Length	103.5 m (340 ft) pp, 105.5 m (346 ft) waterline 109.5 m (359 ft) overall
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught	3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Kampon geared turbines 3 boilers, 42,000 hp (31,000 kW)
Speed	36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement	212
Armament	(as built) 2 × 2, 1 × 1 - 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun 2 × 1 - 40 mm AA guns 3 × 3 - 61 cm (24 in) torpedo tubes 18 × depth charges