Japanese destroyer Tachibana (1944)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Tachibana.
Tachibana (橘) was the lead ship of her sub-class (also known as the "modified Type-D" class) of the Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. Completed in early 1945, the ship was assigned to convoy escort duties in home waters. She was sunk on 14 July with the loss of 135 crewmen by American carrier aircraft attacking targets in southern Hokkaido.
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Name | Tachibana |
Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 8 July 1944 |
Launched | 14 October 1944 |
Completed | 20 January 1945 |
Stricken | 10 August 1945 |
Fate | Sunk by US aircraft, 14 July 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu-class escort destroyer |
Displacement | 1,309 t (1,288 long tons) (standard) |
Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) |
Draft | 3.37 m (11 ft 1 in) |
Installed power | 2 × water-tube boilers; 19,000 shp (14,000 kW) |
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) |
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