Asashio-class destroyer
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The Asashio-class destroyer was a group of large, fast, and heavily armed World War II Japanese destroyers designed to operate with the Imperial Japanese Navy’s main battle fleet.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
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destroyer class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm naval guns
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Type 93 torpedoes NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| builtBy | Japanese naval shipyards ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet operations
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operations with main battle fleet ⓘ |
| designedIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToComplyWith | post–Washington Naval Treaty conditions ⓘ |
| designGoal |
greater range for long-distance operations
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improved seaworthiness over preceding classes ⓘ strong offensive capability with torpedoes and guns ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 2400 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 2000 tons ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
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| followedBy | Kagerō-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceWith | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadShip | Japanese destroyer Asashio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | lead ship Asashio ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | Japanese emphasis on night torpedo attacks ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy torpedo armament
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high speed ⓘ large size for a destroyer of its time ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsBuilt | 10 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear |
1937
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1938 ⓘ |
| statusOfAllUnitsByWarEnd | all lost in World War II ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
anti-submarine warfare
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night combat operations ⓘ screening capital ships ⓘ torpedo attack against enemy surface forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Battle of the Java Sea
NERFINISHED
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Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ various convoy escort operations ⓘ |
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