Japanese destroyer Shii

Sister ship Nire in January or February 1945
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Shii
Namesake	Castanopsis
Ordered	1944
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down	18 September 1944
Launched	13 January 1945
Completed	13 March 1945
Stricken	5 October 1945
Fate	Turned over to the Soviet Navy, 5 July 1947
Soviet Union
Name	Shii
Acquired	5 July 1947
Commissioned	7 July 1947
Renamed	Volny (Вольный (Free)), 22 July 1947 TsL-24, 17 June 1949 OT-4, 18 November 1959
Reclassified	Target ship, 17 June 1949
Stricken	18 November 1959
Fate	Scrapped after 8 August 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu-class escort destroyer
Displacement	1,309 t (1,288 long tons) (standard)
Length	100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draft	3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2 × water-tube boilers; 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph)
Range	4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Type 22 search radar 1 × Type 13 early-warning radar
Armament	1 × twin, 1 × single 127 mm (5 in) DP guns 4 × triple, 13 × single 25 mm (1 in) AA guns 1 × quadruple 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes 2 × rails, 2 × throwers for 60 depth charges

Shii (椎, "Castanopsis") was one of 23 escort destroyers of the Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. Completed in March 1945, she struck a mine in June, but was only lightly damaged. The ship was used to repatriate Japanese personnel after the war until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the Soviet Union, renamed Volny and was commissioned that same year. She was renamed TsL-24 and converted into a target ship two years later; the ship was ordered to be scrapped in 1960.