Japanese destroyer Kuwa (1944)
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Kuwa (桑, "Mulberry") was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Completed in mid-1944, the ship played a minor role in the Battle off Cape Engaño in October and began escorting convoys the following month. She was sunk by American destroyers during the Battle of Ormoc Bay on 3 December. Kuwa probably sank one of the American ships with torpedoes before being sunk herself with the loss of about half her crew.
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Kuwa |
Namesake | Mulberry |
Builder | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka |
Laid down | 20 December 1943 |
Launched | 25 May 1944 |
Completed | 25 July 1944 |
Stricken | 10 February 1945 |
Fate | Sunk by gunfire, 3 December 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Matsu-class escort destroyer |
Displacement | 1,282 t (1,262 long tons) (standard) |
Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) |
Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph) |
Range | 4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 210 |
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