Japanese destroyer Tachibana (1944)

For other ships of the same name, see Japanese destroyer Tachibana.
History
Empire of Japan
Name: Tachibana
Launched: 14 October 1944
Completed: 20 January 1945
Struck: 15 September 1945
Fate: Sunk by US aircraft, 14 July 1945
General characteristics
Class and type: Tachibana-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,289 metric tons (1,269 long tons)
Length: 100.0 m (328 ft 1 in) overall
Beam: 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draft: 3.41 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power: 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range: 4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 × Type 3 active sonar,
  • 1 × Type 4 hydrophone
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • 1 × 22-Gō surface search radar (wavelength 10 cm),
  • 1 × 13-Gō early warning radar (wavelength 2 m)
Armament:

Tachibana (橘) was the lead ship of her sub-class (also known as the "modified Type-D" class in some sources)[1] of Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Design and description

The Tachibana sub-class was a simplified version of the preceding Matsu class to make them even more suited for mass production. The ships measured 100 meters (328 ft 1 in) overall, with a beam of 9.35 meters (30 ft 8 in) and a draft of 3.37 meters (11 ft 1 in).[2] They displaced 1,309 metric tons (1,288 long tons) at standard load and 1,554 metric tons (1,529 long tons) at deep load.[3]

The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of 19,000 shaft horsepower (14,000 kW) for a designed speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph). They had a range of 4,680 nautical miles (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).[4]

The main armament of the Tachibana sub-class consisted of three Type 89 127-millimeter (5.0 in) dual purpose guns in one twin-gun mount aft and one single mount forward of the superstructure. They carried a total of twenty-four Type 96 25-millimeter (1.0 in) anti-aircraft guns in four triple and a dozen single mounts. The ships were also armed with four 610-millimeter (24.0 in) torpedo tubes in a single quadruple traversing mount[5] and 60 depth charges.[2]

Construction and career

Tachibana was launched by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 14 October 1944 and completed on 20 January 1945.[4] She was sunk by US aircraft from Carrier Task Force 38 on 14 July 1945 in Hakodate, Hokkaido.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0433.htm
  2. 1 2 Chesneau, p. 196
  3. ↑ Whitley, p. 204
  4. 1 2 Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 153
  5. ↑ Whitley, pp. 206–07
  6. ↑ http://www.combinedfleet.com/tachib_t.htm

References

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