Japanese destroyer Nara (1944)
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Nara (楢, "Oak") was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Completed in November 1944, the ship was badly damaged when she struck a naval mine in June 1945. She was not repaired before the end of the war and was scrapped in 1948.
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Nara in Moji, 1947 | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Nara |
Namesake | Oak |
Builder | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka |
Laid down | 10 June 1944 |
Launched | 12 October 1944 |
Completed | 26 November 1944 |
Stricken | 30 November 1945 |
Fate | Scrapped, July 1948 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
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) |
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) |
Complement | 210 |
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