Yūgumo-class destroyer

Naganami in June 1942.
Class overview
Name	Yūgumo-class destroyer
Builders	Maizuru Naval Arsenal Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard Uraga Dock Company
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Template:Sclass-
Succeeded by	Template:Sclass-
Built	1940–1944
In commission	1941–1945
Planned	14 (1939) + 16 (1941) + 8 (1942)
Completed	19
Cancelled	19
Lost	19
General characteristics
Displacement	2,077 tons standard, 2,520 tons battle condition
Length	119.03 m (390 ft 6 in) overall, 117.00 m (383 ft 10 in) waterline
Beam	10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	3 × Kampon water tube boilers, 2 × Kanpon impulse geared turbines, 52,000 shp (39 MW), 2 shafts
Speed	35.5 knots (40.9 mph; 65.7 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement	225 (Yūgumo, 1941)
Armament	(Yūgumo, December 1941) 6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2) 4 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 8 × Type 92 torpedo tubes (2×4) 16 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedoes 18 × depth charges (Naganami, November 1944) 6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2) approx. 20 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 1 × 12.7 mm AA gun (captured from USS Darter) 8 × Type 92 torpedo tubes (2×4) 16 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedoes 36 × depth charges (Asashimo, April 1945) 6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2) over 20 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 8 × Type 92 torpedo tubes (2×4) 16 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedoes 36 × depth charges

The Yūgumo-class destroyers (夕雲型駆逐艦, Yūgumo-gata kuchikukan) were a group of 19 destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The IJN called them Destroyer Type-A (甲型駆逐艦,, Kō-gata Kuchikukan) from their plan name. No ships of the class survived the war.

Design and description

The Yūgumo class was a repeat of the preceding Template:Sclass- with minor improvements that increased their anti-aircraft capabilities. Their crew numbered 228 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured 119.17 meters (391 ft 0 in) overall, with a beam of 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) and a draft of 3.76 meters (12 ft 4 in). They displaced 2,110 metric tons (2,080 long tons) at standard load and 2,560 metric tons (2,520 long tons) at deep load. The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000 shaft horsepower (39,000 kW) for a designed speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph).

The main armament of the Yūgumo class consisted of six Type 3 127-millimeter (5.0 in) guns in three twin-gun turrets, one superfiring pair aft and one turret forward of the superstructure. The guns were able to elevate up to 75° to increase their ability against aircraft, but their slow rate of fire, slow traversing speed, and the lack of any sort of high-angle fire-control system meant that they were virtually useless as anti-aircraft guns. They were built with four Type 96 25-millimeter (1.0 in) anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but more of these guns were added over the course of the war. The ships were also armed with eight 610-millimeter (24.0 in) torpedo tubes in a two quadruple traversing mounts; one reload was carried for each tube. Their anti-submarine weapons comprised two depth charge throwers for which 36 depth charges were carried.

Ships in class

Ship #	Ship	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Completed	Fate
115	Akigumo (秋雲)					Built as part of the Template:Sclass-
116	Yūgumo (夕雲)	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	12-06-1940	16-03-1941	05-12-1941	Sunk, Battle of Vella Lavella, 06-10-1943
117	Makigumo (巻雲)	Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard	13-12-1940	05-11-1941	14-03-1942	Sunk after surface action, 01-02-1943
118	Kazagumo (風雲)	Uraga Dock Company	23-12-1940	26-09-1941	28-03-1942	Torpedoed at Davao Gulf, 08-06-1944
119	Naganami (長波)	Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard	05-04-1941	05-03-1941	30-06-1942	Air attack, Ormoc Bay, 11-11-1944
120	Makinami (巻波)	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	11-04-1941	27-12-1941	08-08-1942	Sunk, Battle of Cape St. George, 25-11-1943
121	Takanami (高波)	Uraga Dock Company	29-05-1941	16-03-1942	31-08-1942	Sunk, Battle of Tassafaronga, 30-11-1942
122	Ōnami (大波)	Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard	15-11-1941	13-08-1942	29-12-1942	Sunk, Battle of Cape St. George, 25-11-1943
123	Kiyonami (清波)	Uraga Dock Company	15-10-1941	17-08-1942	25-01-1943	Air attack, NNW of Kolombangara 20-07-1943
124	Tamanami (玉波)	Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard	16-03-1942	26-12-1942	30-04-1943	Torpedoed, WSW of Manila, 07-07-1944
126	Suzunami (涼波)	Uraga Dock Company	27-03-1942	26-12-1942	27-07-1943	Air attack, Rabaul Harbor, 11-11-1943
127	Fujinami (藤波)	Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard	25-08-1942	20-04-1943	31-07-1943	Air attack N of Iloilo, 27-10-1944
128 129						The dummy for the naval budget of the Template:Sclass-s
340	Hayanami (早波)	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	15-01-1942	19-12-1942	31-07-1943	Torpedoed near Tawi-tawi, Philippines, 7-06-1944
341	Hamanami (濱波)	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	28-04-1942	18-04-1943	15-10-1943	Air attack, Ormoc Bay, 11-11-1944
342	Okinami (沖波)	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	05-08-1942	18-07-1943	10-12-1943	Air attack W of Manila, 13 November 1944
343	Kishinami (岸波)	Uraga Dock Company	29-08-1942	19-08-1943	03-12-1943	Torpedoed W of Palawan Island, 04-12-1944
344	Asashimo (朝霜)	Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard	21-01-1943	18-07-1943	27-11-1943	Air attack SW of Nagasaki, 07-04-1945
345	Hayashimo (早霜)	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	20-01-1943	20-10-1943	20-02-1944	Air attack off Semirara Island, 26-10-1944
346	Akishimo (秋霜)	Fujinagata Shipbuilding Yard	03-05-1943	05-12-1943	11-03-1944	Air attack, Manila, 13-11-1944
347	Kiyoshimo (清霜)	Uraga Dock Company	16-03-1943	29-02-1944	15-05-1944	Torpedoed after air attack, 26-12-1944
348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355	Umigiri (海霧) Yamagiri (山霧) Tanigiri (谷霧) Kawagiri (川霧) Taekaze (妙風) Kiyokaze (清風) Satokaze (里風) Murakaze (村風)					Cancelled on 11-08-1943
5041 5042 5043 5044 5045 5046 5047 5048	Yamasame (山雨) Akisame (秋雨) Natsusame (夏雨) Hayasame (早雨) Takashio (高潮) Akishio (秋潮) Harushio (春潮) Wakashio (若潮)					Kai-Yūgumo class Cancelled on 11-08-1943

References

• Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
• Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
• "Rekishi Gunzō"., History of Pacific War Vol.51 The truth of Imperial Japanese Vessels Histories 2, Gakken (Japan), August 2005, ISBN 4-05-604083-4
• Collection of writings by Sizuo Fukui Vol.5, Stories of Japanese Destroyers, Kōjinsha (Japan) 1993, ISBN 4-7698-0611-6
• Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1, Model Art Co. Ltd. (Japan), October 1989, Book code 08734-10
• The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.41 Japanese Destroyers I, Ushio Shobō (Japan), July 1980, Book code 68343-42

External links

• http://www.combinedfleet.com/yugumo_n.htm