Hinoki was one of four Momo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I. She was decommissioned in 1940 and subsequently scrapped.
 A Momo-class destroyer, possibly Kashi
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Hinoki |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 25 December 1916 |
| Completed | 31 March 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 1 April 1940 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Momo-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 25 ft 5 in (7.7 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 9 in (2.4 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 steam turbines |
| Speed | 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) |
| Range | 2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 110 |
| Armament |
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Design and description
editThe Momo-class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding Kaba class with a more powerful armament. They displaced 835 long tons (848 t) at normal load and 1,080 long tons (1,100 t) at deep load. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 275 feet (83.8 m) and a waterline length of 281 feet 8 inches (85.9 m), a beam of 25 feet 4 inches (7.7 m) and a draught of 7 feet 9 inches (2.4 m). The Momos were powered by two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft using steam produced by four Kampon water-tube boilers.[1] Two boilers burned a mixture of coal and fuel oil while the other pair only used oil.[2] The engines produced a total of 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000 kW) that gave the ships a maximum speed of 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph).[3] They carried enough fuel to give them a range of 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and ratings.[4]
The main armament of the Momo-class ships consisted of three quick-firing (QF) 12-centimetre (4.7 in) guns; one gun each was located at the bow and stern with the third gun positioned between the funnels. Their torpedo armament consisted of two triple rotating mounts[4] for 450-millimetre (17.7 in)[5] torpedoes located fore and aft of the funnels.[4]
Construction and career
editHinoki was launched on 25 December 1916 at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal[1] and completed on 31 March 1917. The ship played a minor role in World War I and participated in the 1937 Battle of Shanghai that began the Second Sino-Japanese War. She was decommissioned on 1 April 1940[2] and subsequently broken up.[1]
References
editBibliography
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- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Todaka, Kazushige; Fukui, Shizuo; Eldridge, Robert D. & Leonard, Graham B. (2020). Destroyers: Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum; the Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui's Photos of Japanese Warships. Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-630-8.
- Watts, Anthony J. & Gordon, Brian G. (1971). The Imperial Japanese Navy. London: Macdonald. ISBN 0-35603-045-8.