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| ? | |The Umikaze-class destroyers were a class of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. They were the first large destroyers designed for open ocean service to be built in Japan. | | + | |
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| ? | |History=The Umikaze-class ships were based largely on the Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyers. In terms of displacement, each vessel was almost three times larger than the previous destroyers in the Japanese Navy. Externally, the design retained the four-smokestacks of the Ikazuchi class, however, internally the coal-fired triple expansion steam engines, were replaced with heavy oil-fired Parsons steam turbine engines, which was a first for Japan. The rated power of 20,500 shp gave the vessels a high speed of 33 knots (61 km/h), however fuel consumption severely limited range.<br /> | | + | |
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| ? | The Umikaze-class destroyers proved to be largely experimental ships. The use of Parsons steam turbines pushed the design to the limits of capability of contemporary engineering and production technology, and the engines were plagued with maintenance issues, as well as tremendous fuel consumption. In an effort to reduce running expenses and to increase range, the boilers were modified from all heavy oil to two heavy oil and four coal-fired boilers. Even with the modification, the Umikaze vessels were largely retained for coastal patrol duties. | | + | |
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| ? | The Umikaze ships were rated at first-class destroyers on August 28, 1912, and served to June 1, 1930 when both were converted to minesweepers. Both were subsequently scrapped in 1936. | | + | |
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| ? | == General Characteristics: == | | + | |
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| ? | Type: Destroyer | | + | |
| ? | Displacement: 1,030 long tons (1,050 t) normal, 1,150 long tons (1,170 t)<br /> | | + | |
| ? | Length: 94.5 m (310 ft) pp,98.5 m (323 ft)<br /> | | + | |
| ? | Beam: 8.6 m (28 ft)<br /> | | + | |
| ? | Draught: 2.7 m (8.9 ft)<br /> | | + | |
| ? | Propulsion: 3-shaft Parsons steam turbine, 8 boilers, 20,500 ihp (15,300 kW)<br /> | | + | |
| ? | Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)<br /> | | + | |
| ? | Range: 850 nmi (1,570 km) @ 11 kn (20 km/h)<br /> | | + | |
| ? | Complement: 141<br /> | | + | |
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| ? | Armament: | | + | |
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| ? | 2 x 120 mm/40 cal guns<br /> | | + | |
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| ? | 5 x 80 mm/40 cal guns | | + | |
| ? | 2 x 450 mm torpedoes | | + | |
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| ? | |HistoricalGallery=File:IJN Yamakaze у Оминато.jpg | | + | |
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| ? | |Ref_references= | | + | |
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| ? | |Ref_sources=Wikipedia | | + | |
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| ? | |Ref_links=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umikaze-class_destroyer Umikaze Class Destroyer] | | + | |
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