Shinonome in 1930.
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Empire of Japan | |
Name: | Shinonome |
Namesake: | Japanese destroyer Shinonome (1898) |
Ordered: | 1923 Fiscal Year |
Builder: | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
Yard number: | Destroyer No.40 |
Laid down: | 12 August 1926 |
Launched: | 26 November 1927 |
Commissioned: | 25 July 1928 |
Struck: | 15 January 1942 |
Fate: | Sunk on 17 December 1941, bombed by dutch Aircraft |
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Class and type: | Fubuki-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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Shinonome (東雲 ”Daybreak”?) was the sixth of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems 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 year 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.Shinonome, built at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal was laid down on 12 August 1926, launched on 26 November 1927 and commissioned on 25 July 1928. Originally assigned hull designation “Destroyer No. 40”, she was completed as Shinonome.
On completion, Shinonome was assigned to Destroyer Division 12 under the IJN 2nd Fleet. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Shinonome was assigned to patrols of the southern China coast, and participated in the Invasion of French Indochina in 1940.