Japanese destroyer Oite (1924)
Oite off Yokohama, 1927
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| Name: | Oite |
| Builder: | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga |
| Laid down: | 16 March 1923 as Destroyer No. 11 |
| Launched: | 27 November 1924 |
| Completed: | 30 October 1925 |
| Renamed: | Oite, 1 August 1928 |
| Struck: | 11 March 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk by American aircraft, 18 February 1944 |
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| Class and type: | Kamikaze-class destroyer |
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| Beam: | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 shafts; 2 × Kampon geared steam turbines |
| Speed: | 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph) |
| Range: | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 148 |
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The Japanese destroyer Oite (追風 Tail Wind?) was one of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1920s.During the Pacific War, she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in early 1942.
The Kamikaze class was an improved version of the Minekaze-class destroyers. The ships had an overall length of 102.5 meters (336 ft 3 in) and were 97.5 meters (319 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 9.1 meters (29 ft 10 in), and a mean draft of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in). The Kamikaze-class ships displaced 1,422 metric tons (1,400 long tons) at standard load and 1,747 metric tons (1,719 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 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph). During sea trials, the ships comfortably exceeded their designed speeds, reaching 38.7 to 39.2 knots (71.7 to 72.6 km/h; 44.5 to 45.1 mph). The ships carried 420 metric tons (413 long tons) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,600 nautical miles (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). Their crew consisted of 148 officers and crewmen.
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