Yūgumo-class destroyer

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The Yūgumo-class destroyer was a World War II-era class of Japanese naval destroyers known for their heavy torpedo armament and service in major Pacific Theater engagements.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Yūgumo-class destroyer canonical 4
Yūgumo class 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship class ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ
antiAircraftArmament 25 mm Type 96 AA guns ⓘ
antiSubmarineArmament depth charges ⓘ
armamentFeature dual-purpose main guns with limited anti-aircraft capability ⓘ
beam approximately 10.8 meters ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
constructionMaterial steel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
crewComplement approximately 228 officers and enlisted ⓘ
designBureau Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department ⓘ
designedAs improved Kagerō-class destroyer ⓘ
displacementFullLoad approximately 2,500 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard approximately 2,100 tons ⓘ
draft approximately 3.8 meters ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
followedBy Akizuki-class destroyer ⓘ
hullConfiguration flush-deck design ⓘ
lengthOverall approximately 119 meters ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 35 knots ⓘ
navalDoctrineRole offensive torpedo warfare ⓘ
notableFeature enhanced anti-aircraft armament compared to predecessors ⓘ
heavy torpedo armament ⓘ
notableShip Japanese destroyer Kazagumo ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Makigumo ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Yūgumo ⓘ
numberOfShipsCompleted 19 ⓘ
numberOfShipsPlanned 19 ⓘ
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
powerOutput about 52,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ
precededBy Kagerō-class destroyer ⓘ
primaryArmament 127 mm naval gun ⓘ
Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval gun ⓘ
propulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
twin screw propellers ⓘ
range about 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ
role convoy escort ⓘ
escort for carrier task forces ⓘ
night torpedo attack ship ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
shipType fleet destroyer ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
torpedoArmament 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ
Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes ⓘ
usedInOperation Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers → notableClass → Yūgumo-class destroyer ⓘ
Shimotsuki → shipClass → Yūgumo class ⓘ
linked to: Yūgumo-class destroyer
Yamagumo → hasShipClass → Yūgumo-class destroyer ⓘ
Asagumo → shipClass → Yūgumo-class destroyer ⓘ
Kagerō-class destroyer → followedBy → Yūgumo-class destroyer ⓘ
subject linked to: Kagerō class