Shiratsuyu class

E542799

The Shiratsuyu class was a group of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy torpedo armament and active service during World War II in the Pacific.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship class ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ
armament 127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ
Type 93 610 mm torpedoes ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ
buildPeriod 1934–1937 ⓘ
classification first-line destroyer ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
constructionProgram Japanese Circle Two Naval Expansion Program ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
designedAs torpedo attack destroyer ⓘ
designedBy Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department ⓘ
designedFor fleet screening ⓘ
high-speed escort ⓘ
offensive torpedo operations ⓘ
designImprovementOver Hatsuharu-class destroyer ⓘ
displacementFullLoad over 2,000 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard approximately 1,700 tons ⓘ
enteredService mid-1930s ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
fate all units lost during World War II ⓘ
followedBy Asashio-class destroyer ⓘ
hullType steel-hulled destroyer ⓘ
navalDoctrine Japanese night battle doctrine ⓘ
notableFeature enhanced torpedo reload capability ⓘ
heavy torpedo armament for its size ⓘ
improved stability over Hatsuharu-class ⓘ
numberBuilt 10 ⓘ
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
precededBy Hatsuharu-class destroyer ⓘ
primaryOpponent Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
propulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
regionOfOperation Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
role convoy escort ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ
troop transport runs ⓘ
sawActionIn New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Philippines campaign ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
timeInService 1930s–1940s ⓘ
topSpeed about 34 knots ⓘ
usedBy Japanese destroyer flotillas ⓘ
usedIn night torpedo attacks ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Japanese destroyer Yudachi → class → Shiratsuyu class ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers → notableClass → Shiratsuyu-class destroyer ⓘ
linked to: Shiratsuyu class
Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo → predecessorClass → Shiratsuyu-class destroyer ⓘ
linked to: Shiratsuyu class
Yudachi → class → Shiratsuyu class ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Shigure → class → Shiratsuyu class ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Shigure → category → Shiratsuyu-class destroyers ⓘ
linked to: Shiratsuyu class