Fubuki-class destroyer

	Fubuki (1936)
Class overview
Name	Fubuki class
Builders	Maizuru Naval Arsenal; Yokohama Shipyards; Fujinagata Shipyards; Uraga Dock Company; Sasebo Naval Arsenal; Ishikawajima Shipyards;
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy; Soviet Navy (post-war with Hibiki);
Preceded by	Mutsuki class
Succeeded by	Hatsuharu class
Subclasses	Type I (Fubuki class); Type II (Ayanami class); Type III (Akatsuki class);
Built	1926–1933
In commission	1928–1953
Completed	24
Lost	22
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,750 long tons (1,780 t) standard; 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) re-built;
Length	111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp; 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline; 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall;
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Kampon geared turbines; 4 (Groups I & II) or 3 (Group III) boilers; 50,000 hp (37,000 kW);
Speed	38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	219
Armament	6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3 × 2); 2 × Type 93 13mm machine guns (2 × 1); 9 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (3 × 3); 18 × 8th Year Type torpedoes (later replaced to the Type 90 torpedo); 18 × depth charges;

The Fubuki-class destroyers (吹雪型駆逐艦, Fubukigata kuchikukan) were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.^[1] The Fubuki class has been described as the world's first modern destroyer.^[2] They remained effective in their role to the end of World War II, despite being much older than contemporary ships of foreign nations.^[3]

^ Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
^ Parshall and Tully, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. p. 336.
^ Specification from Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 10, pp.1040–1, "Fubuki".

[1] Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945

[2] Parshall and Tully, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. p. 336.

[3] Specification from Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 10, pp.1040–1, "Fubuki".

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Class overview
Fubuki (1936)
Name	Fubuki class
Builders	Maizuru Naval Arsenal Yokohama Shipyards Fujinagata Shipyards Uraga Dock Company Sasebo Naval Arsenal Ishikawajima Shipyards
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy Soviet Navy (post-war with Hibiki)
Preceded by	Mutsuki class
Succeeded by	Hatsuharu class
Subclasses	Type I (Fubuki class) Type II (Ayanami class) Type III (Akatsuki class)
Built	1926–1933
In commission	1928–1953
Completed	24
Lost	22
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,750 long tons (1,780 t) standard 2,050 long tons (2,080 t) re-built
Length	111.96 m (367.3 ft) pp 115.3 m (378 ft) waterline 118.41 m (388.5 ft) overall
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Kampon geared turbines 4 (Groups I & II) or 3 (Group III) boilers 50,000 hp (37,000 kW)
Speed	38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	219
Armament	6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3 × 2) 2 × Type 93 13mm machine guns (2 × 1) 9 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (3 × 3) 18 × 8th Year Type torpedoes (later replaced to the Type 90 torpedo) 18 × depth charges

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Fubuki-class destroyer

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