Japanese destroyer Yūnagi (1924)
Yūnagi, 5 September 1936 | |
| History | |
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| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Yūnagi |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 17 September 1923 as Destroyer No. 17 |
| Launched | 23 April 1924 |
| Completed | 24 May 1925 |
| Renamed | Yūnagi, 1 August 1928 |
| Stricken | 6 October 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk on 25 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kamikaze-class destroyer |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × Kampon geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph) |
| Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 148 |
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The Japanese destroyer Yūnagi (夕凪, "Evening Calm") was one of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War, she participated in the occupation of the Gilbert Islands and the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and then the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in early 1942.