Japanese destroyer Hibiki
Hibiki underway on 10 December 1941.
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 Empire of Japan
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| Name: | Hibiki |
| Namesake: | Japanese destroyer Hibiki (1906) |
| Ordered: | 1923 Fiscal Year |
| Builder: | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down: | 21 February 1930 |
| Launched: | 16 June 1932 |
| Commissioned: | 31 March 1933 |
| Struck: | 5 October 1945 |
| Reinstated: | 1 December 1945 (as repatriation transport) |
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| Fate: | Handed over to USSR 5 April 1947 |
 Soviet Union
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| Name: | Verniy (Верный) |
| Acquired: | 5 April 1947 |
| In service: | 7 July 1947 |
| Renamed: | Dekabrist (Декабрист), 1948 |
| Struck: | 20 February 1953 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target |
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| Class and type: | Akatsuki-class destroyer |
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| Beam: | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed: | 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 219 |
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Hibiki (響 "Echo"?) was the twenty-second of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, or the second of the Akatsuki class (if that sub-class is regarded independently), built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the inter-war period. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. They remained formidable ships well into the Pacific War.
Construction of the advanced Fubuki-class destroyers was authorized as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's expansion program from fiscal 1923, intended to give Japan a qualitative edge with the world's most modern ships. The Fubuki class had performance that was a quantum leap over previous destroyer designs, so much so that they were designated Special Type destroyers (特型 Tokugata?). The large size, powerful engines, high speed, large radius of action and unprecedented armament gave these destroyers the firepower similar to many light cruisers in other navies. The Akatsuki sub-class was an improved version of the Fubuki, externally almost identical, but incorporating changes to her propulsion system.
Hibiki, built at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal in Osaka was the third in the “Type III” improved series of Fubuki destroyers, incorporating a modified gun turret which could elevate her main battery of 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval guns to 75° as opposed to the original 40°, thus giving the gun a nominal ability as an anti-aircraft weapon.Hibiki was laid down on 21 February 1930, launched on 16 June 1932 and commissioned on 31 March 1933.
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