Murasame 1905
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 朝霧 [Asagiri] | Yokosuka K K | 4.1902 | 15.4.1903 | 9/1903 | minesweeper 4.1922, stricken 4.1923 | ||
| 春雨 [Harusame] | Yokosuka K K | 2.1902 | 31.10.1902 | 6.1903 | wrecked 24.11.1911 | ||
| 速鳥 [Hayatori] | Yokosuka K K | 4/1902 | 12.3.1903 | 8.1903 | sunk 3.9.1904 | ||
| 村雨 [Murasame] | Yokosuka K K | 3.1902 | 29.11.1902 | 7.1903 | minesweeper 4.1922, stricken 4.1923 | ||
| 有明 [Ariake] | Kure K K | 6.1904 | 17.12.1904 | 3/1905 | stricken 4.1925 | ||
| 霰 [Arare] | Kure K K | 10.1904 | 5.4.1905 | 5/1905 | stricken 4.1924 | ||
| 吹雪 [Fubuki] | Kure K K | 9.1904 | 21.1.1905 | 2/1905 | stricken 4.1924 |
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Displacement normal, t |
375 |
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Displacement full, t |
435 |
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Length, m |
71.4 oa 69.2 pp |
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Breadth, m |
6.57 |
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Draught, m |
1.83 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 Kampon boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
6000 |
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Max speed, kts |
29 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(10) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong N, 4 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
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Complement |
55 |
Project history: First Japanese-built destroyers, built under the 1896-97 Post-war Programme to Thornycroft preliminary design. The design was developed on base of Shirakumo, the basic differences consisted in installation of new Kampon type boilers, that, in turn, has led to necessity to increase a hull beam. Besides, Japanese have sacrificed speed in favour of hull strength.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Harusame was badly damaged 27.5.1905 at Tsushima by Russian gunfire, repaired, lost 24.11.1911 during a storm in Sea of Japan (45 dead). Hayatori was sunk 3.9.1904 on Russian mine 2nm off Lun Wan Tan (Port Arthur).
Murasame
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