Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (1926)

Mikazuki on 8 March 1933
History
Empire of Japan
Name:	Mikazuki
Namesake:	Crescent moon
Builder:	Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo
Laid down:	21 August 1925 as Destroyer No. 32
Launched:	12 July 1926
Completed:	5 May 1927
Renamed:	As Mikazuki, 1 August 1928
Struck:	15 October 1943
Fate:	Sunk by American aircraft, 28 July 1943
General characteristics
Type:	Mutsuki-class destroyer
Displacement:	1,336 t (1,315 long tons) (normal) 1,800 t (1,772 long tons) (deep load)
Length:	97.54 m (320 ft 0 in) (pp) 102.4 m (335 ft 11 in) (o/a)
Beam:	9.16 m (30 ft 1 in)
Draft:	2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
Installed power:	38,500 shp (28,700 kW) 4 × Kampon water-tube boilers
Propulsion:	2 shafts; 2 × Kampon geared steam turbines
Speed:	37.25 knots (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph)
Range:	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement:	150
Armament:	4 × 12 cm (4.7 in) Type 3 guns 2 × triple 61 cm (24 in) torpedo tubes 18 × depth charges 16 × mines
Service record
Part of:	Destroyer Division 30
Operations:	Battle of Midway Solomon Islands campaign

The Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (三日月, ”Crescent Moon”^?) was one of twelve Mutsuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. At the beginning of the Pacific War, she served in home waters as the plane guard for those aircraft carriers that were training or working up. In mid-1942, the ship played a minor role in the Battle of Midway and was then assigned to convoy escort duties between Formosa and Japan for the next year. Mikazuki was then transferred to the Solomon Islands in mid-1943 and was destroyed by American bombers after running aground.

The Mutsuki class was an improved version of the Kamikaze-class destroyers and was the first with triple 61-centimeter (24 in) torpedo tubes. The ships had an overall length of 102.4 meters (335 ft 11 in) and were 94.54 meters (310 ft 2 in) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 9.16 meters (30 ft 1 in), and a mean draft of 2.96 meters (9 ft 9 in). The Mutsuki-class ships displaced 1,336 metric tons (1,315 long tons) at standard load and 1,800 metric tons (1,772 long tons) at deep load. They were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce 38,500 shaft horsepower (28,700 kW), which would propel the ships at 37.25 knots (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph). The ships carried 420 metric tons (413 long tons) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 150 officers and crewmen.