Shirakumo-class destroyer

	Japanese destroyer Shirakumo during commissioning, England, 1902
Class overview
Name	Shirakumo class
Builders	John I. Thornycroft & Company Chiswick, England
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Akatsuki class
Succeeded by	Harusame class
In commission	February 1902 – April 1923
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	322 tons normal, 432 tons full load
Length	215 ft 9 in (65.76 m) waterline; 216 ft 9 in (66.07 m) overall;
Beam	20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Depth	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	2-shaft reciprocating engines, 4 boilers, engine output 7,000 hp (5,200 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	62
Armament	1 x QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun; 5 × QF 6 pounder (57 mm) guns; 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedoes;

The Shirakumo-class destroyers (白雲型駆逐艦, Shirakumogata kuchikukan) was a class of two torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built in Britain in 1901–02.

Class overview
Japanese destroyer Shirakumo during commissioning, England, 1902
Name	Shirakumo class
Builders	John I. Thornycroft & Company Chiswick, England
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Akatsuki class
Succeeded by	Harusame class
In commission	February 1902 – April 1923
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	322 tons normal, 432 tons full load
Length	215 ft 9 in (65.76 m) waterline 216 ft 9 in (66.07 m) overall
Beam	20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Depth	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	2-shaft reciprocating engines, 4 boilers, engine output 7,000 hp (5,200 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	62
Armament	1 x QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun 5 × QF 6 pounder (57 mm) guns 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedoes