Shiratsuyu (白露, ”White Dew”) [1] was the lead ship of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, and first of six to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku).




Name: Shiratsuyu

Ordered: 1931 FY

Builder: Sasebo Naval Arsenal

Laid down: 14 November 1933

Launched: 5 April 1935

Commissioned: 7 September 1936

Stricken: 10 August 1944

Fate: Sunk in collision 15 June 1944




Class and type: Shiratsuyu-class destroyer

Displacement: 1,685 long tons (1,712 t)

Length:

• 103.5 m (340 ft) pp
• 107.5 m (352 ft 8 in) waterline

Beam: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)

Draft: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)

Propulsion:

• 2 shaft Kampon geared turbines
• 3 boilers, 42,000 hp (31,000 kW)

Speed: 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)

Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)

Complement: 180

Armament:

• 5 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval guns (2×2, 1×1)
• 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns
• 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes
• 16 × Depth charges

The Shiratsuyu-class destroyers were modified versions of the Hatsuharu class, and were designed to accompany the Japanese main striking force and to conduct both day and night torpedo attacks against the United States Navy advanced across the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese naval strategic projections.[3] Despite being one of the most powerful classes of destroyers in the world at the time of their completion, none survived the Pacific War.[4]Shiratsuyu, built at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal was laid down on 14 November 1933, launched on 5 April 1935 and commissioned on 7 September 1936.







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