Matsu-class destroyer
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The Matsu-class destroyer was a late-World War II class of smaller, more easily produced escort destroyers built by the Imperial Japanese Navy for convoy protection and secondary duties.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tachibana-class destroyer | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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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25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ Type 89 127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builtBy | Japanese naval shipyards ⓘ |
| category |
Escort destroyers
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Ship classes of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ World War II destroyers of Japan ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | simplified destroyer design ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
convoy escort
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escort duties ⓘ mass production ⓘ secondary duties ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
Allied air attacks on convoys
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Allied submarine threat ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tachibana-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
easier to build
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emphasis on anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare ⓘ reduced top speed compared to fleet destroyers ⓘ smaller than earlier Japanese fleet destroyers ⓘ |
| hasRole | escort destroyer ⓘ |
| hasSubclass | Tachibana-class destroyer (simplified variant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer fleet
NERFINISHED
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Japanese destroyer programs of World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Type-A destroyer classes of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| purpose |
to free larger destroyers for frontline operations
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to provide a simpler, cheaper destroyer design ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| shipType | escort destroyer ⓘ |
| usedFor |
convoy protection
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escort of transport ships ⓘ local defense ⓘ |
| usedIn | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tachibana-class destroyer