Fubuki class

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The Fubuki class was a pioneering group of Japanese destroyers built in the interwar period, noted for their heavy armament and advanced design that set new global standards for destroyer capabilities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fubuki class canonical 1
Fubuki-class destroyer 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship class ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Special Type destroyer ⓘ
Type I Special Type destroyer ⓘ
armamentAdvantage firepower comparable to contemporary light cruisers ⓘ
builtForConflict World War II ⓘ
classificationByJapan Special Type (Tokugata) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
crewComplement approximately 200 personnel ⓘ
designedInDecade 1920s ⓘ
designGoal outclass contemporary foreign destroyers ⓘ
designInfluenceOn foreign destroyer designs ⓘ
subsequent Japanese destroyer classes ⓘ
displacementFullLoad over 2000 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard approximately 1750 tons ⓘ
engagedIn convoy escort operations ⓘ
night torpedo attacks ⓘ
surface actions against Allied forces ⓘ
firstShip Japanese destroyer Fubuki ⓘ
followedBy Akatsuki-class destroyer ⓘ
hullConstruction steel ⓘ
lengthOverall approximately 118 meters ⓘ
mainBatteryCaliber 127 mm ⓘ
mainBatteryConfiguration 6 × 127 mm guns in 3 twin turrets ⓘ
mainBatteryElevationCapability high-angle dual-purpose potential ⓘ
mainBatteryFeature fully enclosed gun turrets ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 38 knots ⓘ
mostShipsLostIn World War II combat ⓘ
namedAfter Japanese destroyer Fubuki ⓘ
navalRole destroyer ⓘ
notedFor advanced design ⓘ
heavy armament for a destroyer ⓘ
setting new global standards for destroyer capabilities ⓘ
numberOfScrews 2 ⓘ
numberOfShipsCompleted 24 ⓘ
numberOfShipsPlanned 24 ⓘ
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
precededBy Minekaze-class destroyer ⓘ
primaryOperationalTheater Pacific Ocean ⓘ
propulsionType steam turbine ⓘ
sawServiceIn World War II ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1928 ⓘ
shipTypeGeneration first generation Special Type destroyer ⓘ
survivorsPostWar very few or none in original configuration ⓘ
timePeriod interwar period ⓘ
torpedoArmament Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes (later refits) ⓘ
torpedoArmamentConfiguration 3 triple 610 mm torpedo tube mounts (typical) ⓘ
treatyContext designed in the context of interwar naval treaties ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese destroyer Akatsuki → class → Fubuki class ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers → notableClass → Fubuki-class destroyer ⓘ
linked to: Fubuki class