Fubuki class
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The Fubuki class was a pioneering group of Japanese destroyers built in the interwar period, noted for their heavy armament and advanced design that set new global standards for destroyer capabilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fubuki-class destroyer | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Special Type destroyer
ⓘ
Type I Special Type destroyer ⓘ |
| armamentAdvantage | firepower comparable to contemporary light cruisers ⓘ |
| builtForConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationByJapan | Special Type (Tokugata) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 200 personnel ⓘ |
| designedInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| designGoal | outclass contemporary foreign destroyers ⓘ |
| designInfluenceOn |
foreign destroyer designs
ⓘ
subsequent Japanese destroyer classes ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 2000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1750 tons ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
convoy escort operations
ⓘ
night torpedo attacks ⓘ surface actions against Allied forces ⓘ |
| firstShip | Japanese destroyer Fubuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Akatsuki-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 118 meters ⓘ |
| mainBatteryCaliber | 127 mm ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 6 × 127 mm guns in 3 twin turrets ⓘ |
| mainBatteryElevationCapability | high-angle dual-purpose potential ⓘ |
| mainBatteryFeature | fully enclosed gun turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 38 knots ⓘ |
| mostShipsLostIn | World War II combat ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Japanese destroyer Fubuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalRole | destroyer ⓘ |
| notedFor |
advanced design
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heavy armament for a destroyer ⓘ setting new global standards for destroyer capabilities ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsCompleted | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsPlanned | 24 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Minekaze-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOperationalTheater | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbine ⓘ |
| sawServiceIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| shipTypeGeneration | first generation Special Type destroyer ⓘ |
| survivorsPostWar | very few or none in original configuration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes (later refits) ⓘ |
| torpedoArmamentConfiguration | 3 triple 610 mm torpedo tube mounts (typical) ⓘ |
| treatyContext | designed in the context of interwar naval treaties ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Fubuki-class destroyer