Sakura 1913
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 櫻 [Sakura] | Maizuru K K | 3.1911 | 20.12.1911 | 5.1912 | stricken 1931 | ||
| 橘 [Tachibana] | Maizuru K K | 4.1911 | 27.1.1912 | 6.1912 | stricken 1931 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
605 |
|
Displacement full, t |
830 |
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Length, m |
79.2 pp 83.6 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.30 |
|
Draught, m |
2.20 |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
3 4-cyl VTE, 5 Kampon boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
9500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
30 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 228 + oil 30 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(15) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 120/40 41-shiki, 4 x 1 - 76/40 41-shiki, 2 x 2 - 450 TT |
|
Complement |
92 |
Project history: First destroyers, designed in Japan. First Japanese 2nd class destroyers created as alternative to powerful but very expensive Umikaze class ships. The idea has justified itself: despite modest battle characteristics Sakura became a prototype of the largest series of destroyers built in Japan in days of First World War (Kaba and Algerien classes).
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Sakura
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