Ariake 1959
Yugure 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| ありあけ [Ariake] (ex-Heywood L. Edwards) | DD183 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 7.1943 | 6.10.1943 | 1/1944 // 10.3.1959 | deleted 3.1974 | |
| ゆうぐれ [Yugure] (ex-Richard P. Leary) | DD184 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 7/1943 | 6.10.1943 | 2/1944 // 10.3.1959 | deleted 3.1974 |
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Displacement standard, t |
2050 |
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Displacement full, t |
2900 |
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Length, m |
112.5 wl 114.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
12.1 |
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Draught, m |
4.19 full load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
60000 |
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Max speed, kts |
38 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 492 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6500 (15) |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 5 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 6 DCT, 2 DCR (56) |
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Electronic equipment |
SG, SR, Mk 12.22 radars, QCJ sonar |
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Complement |
273 |
Project history: Former USN Fletcher class destroyers
Modernizations: 1963, Ariake: bridge was improved, larger CIC was built, pole mast was replaced by tripod; - 1 x 1 - 127/38 (No2), 2 x 2 - 40/60, SG, SR, Mk 12.22 radars; + 2 - 483 TT, 1 x 1 - 324 Mk 108 Weapon Alfa ASWRL, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 15 ASWRL, OPS-1, OPS-15, SPG-34 radars
1963, Yugure: bridge was improved, larger CIC was built, pole mast was replaced by tripod; - 2 x 2 - 40/60, SG, SR, Mk 12.22 radars; + 2 - 483 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 15 ASWRL, OPS-1, OPS-15, SPG-34 radars
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016