Super Akizuki-class destroyer
The Super Akizuki-class destroyer (超秋月型駆逐艦 or 改秋月型駆逐艦, Chō Akizuki-class or Kai Akizuki-class) were a projected class of destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), developed during the Second World War. The intention was to develop a faster destroyer based on the Akizuki class. The IJN Technical Department (艦政本部, Kansei-hombu) gave them the project number V7. However, the project was cancelled with none of the proposed ships being completed, because of the continued Japanese defeats.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Super Akizuki class |
| Operators: |
 Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceded by: | |
| Planned: | 16 (1941) + 7 (1942) |
| Cancelled: | 23 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 440 ft 3 in (134.19 m) (overall) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 4 in (11.99 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) |
| Depth: | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
| Speed: | 36.7 knots (68.0 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Armament: |
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Ships in class
| Ship | Ship # | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 16 destroyers | 770 to 785 | Re-planned to 16 of Akizuki class (Ship # 5061-5076) on 30 June 1942. |
| Kitakaze (北風) Hayakaze (早風) Natsukaze (夏風) Fuyukaze (冬風) Hatsunatsu (初夏) Hatsuaki (初秋) Hayaharu (早春) | 5077 5078 5079 5080 5081 5082 5083 | Converted from Super Shimakaze class, cancelled on 9 June 1944 |
Books
- Rekishi Gunzo, History of Pacific War Vol.23 Akizuki class destroyers, Gakken (Japan), 1999, ISBN 4-05-602063-9
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.19 Destroyer Asashio class/Akizuki class, Ushio Shobō (Japan), 1978, Book code 8343-7
- Collection of writings by Sizuo Fukui Vol.5, Stories of Japanese Destroyers, Kōjinsha (Japan) 1993, ISBN 4-7698-0611-6
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