Umikaze
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+ | The Umikaze-class destroyers (海風型駆逐艦) were a class of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy designed after the Russo-Japanese War, as the Imperial Japanese Navy realized that the vessels in its current fleet of destroyers were too small and poorly designed for extended “blue water” operation. The Umikaze-class ships were based largely on the Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyers. Two ship of this class were commisioned, Umikaze and Yamakaze. | |||
? | + | The Umikaze-class use 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 its operational range. Armament was increased over the previous classes, with a pair of QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV guns, with one gun mounted on a small shelter forward and another on the quarterdeck and five QF 3 inch 12 pounder guns mounted staggered to port and starboard. The number of torpedoes was initially three in unreloadable tubes, but this was quickly changed to two in reloadable tubes in operational service. | ||
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Umikaze
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Main Battery
120 mm/40 41st Year Type on a single mount2 х 1 pcs. |
Rate of Fire6 shots/min. |
Reload Time10 sec. |
Rotation Speed8 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec. |
Firing Range8.03 km. |
Maximum Dispersion75 m. |
HE Shell120 mm HE Mk3 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,700 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell7 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity660 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight20.3 kg. |
AP Shell120 mm APC |
Maximum AP Shell Damage1,800 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity660 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight20.3 kg. |
Secondary Armament #1
76 mm /40 3rd Year Type on a single mount5 х 1 pcs. |
Firing Range2 km. |
Rate of Fire17.14 shots/min. |
Reload Time3.5 sec. |
HE Shell76 mm HE Mk2 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,300 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity680 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 % |
Torpedo Tubes
457 mm Twin2 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire2.73 shots/min. |
Reload Time22 sec. |
Rotation Speed25 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec. |
TorpedoType42 mod. 1 |
Maximum Damage6,133 |
Torpedo Speed44 knot |
Torpedo Range5.01 km. |
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed33 knot |
Turning Circle Radius540 m. |
Rudder Shift Time4 sec. |
Concealment
Surface Detectability Range5.41 km. |
Air Detectability Range2.36 km. |
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Umikaze — Japanese Tier II destroyer.
The lessons from the Russo-Japanese War revealed that 300-ton destroyers were not suitable for open sea operations. Japan embarked on a path to create bigger destroyers, beginning with two Umikaze-class warships modeled after British ships of the same type. They were the first warships to be equipped with steam turbines. The lead ship, Umikaze, commissioned in September 1911, saw active duty in World War I and engaged in the pursuit of Admiral Graf Spee's squadron.
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