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{{Short description|Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer class}} |
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|Name=''Mutsuki'' |
|Name=''Mutsuki'' class |
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|Builders=[[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]] |
|Builders=*[[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]] |
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*[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi-Nagasaki]] |
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*[[Uraga Dock Company]] |
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*[[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]] |
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*[[Fujinagata Shipyards]] |
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*[[Sasebo Naval Arsenal]] |
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|Class before= {{sclass|Kamikaze|destroyer (1922)|4}} |
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|Class after= {{sclass|Fubuki|destroyer|4}} |
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|Ship type= Destroyer |
|Ship type= [[Destroyer]] |
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|Ship displacement={{convert|1315|LT|t|lk=in}} normal, |
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|1315|LT|t|0|lk=in}} normal, |
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*{{convert|1445|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load |
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|Ship length={{convert|97.54|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[Length between perpendiculars|pp]], |
|Ship length=*{{convert|97.54|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[Length between perpendiculars|pp]], |
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*{{convert|102.72|m|ft|abbr=on}} overall |
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|Ship beam={{convert|9.16|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
|Ship beam={{convert|9.16|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship draught={{convert|2.96|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
|Ship draught={{convert|2.96|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship propulsion=4 |
|Ship propulsion=*4 × Ro-Gō Kampon [[water-tube boiler]]s |
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*2 × Kampon geared turbines<ref>''Yayoi'' was equipped 2 x [[Metropolitan-Vickers]] geared turbines. ''Nagatsuki'' was equipped 2 x [[Escher Wyss & Cie]] Zoelly geared turbines.</ref> |
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*{{convert|38500|ihp|kW|lk=in|abbr=on}} |
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*2 shafts |
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|Ship speed= {{convert|37.25|kn|km/h}} |
|Ship speed= {{convert|37.25|kn|km/h}} |
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|Ship range=3600 |
|Ship range={{convert|3600|nmi|km}} at {{convert|14|kn|km/h}} |
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|Ship complement=154 |
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|Ship armament=*(As originally built) |
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|Ship armament= (As originally built)<br/>4 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]], <br/>2 x Type 92 7.7 mm [[machine gun]], <br/>2 x triple Type 12 [[torpedo tube]]s<br/>(12 × 610 mm [[Type 8 torpedo]]es), <br/>18 x [[depth charge]]s<br/>16 x Ichi-Gō [[naval mine]]s<ref>''Kikuzuki'', ''Mikazuki'', ''Mochizuki'' and ''Yūzuki'' were equipped 2 x [[Paravane (weapon)|paravane]]s.</ref><br> |
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*4 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]], |
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(''Mutsuki'', December 1941)<br/>4 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]] <br/>2 x Type 93 13 mm AA guns, <br/>2 x Type 92 7.7 mm machine gun, <br/>2 x triple Type 12 torpedo tubes<br/>(12 × 610 mm 8th Year Type torpedoes), <br/>18 x [[depth charge]]s<br> |
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*2 × Type 92 7.7 mm [[machine gun]], |
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(''Uzuki'', December 1942)<br/>4 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]], <br/>2 x Type 93 13 mm AA guns, <br/>2 x Type 92 7.7 mm machine guns, <br/>2 x triple Type 12 torpedo tubes<br/>(12 × 610 mm 8th Year Type torpedoes), <br/>18 x [[depth charge]]s<br/>1 x [[Daihatsu class landing craft|landing craft]]<br> |
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*2 × triple Type 12 [[torpedo tube]]s |
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(''Uzuki'', September 1944)<br/>2 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]], <br/>16 x [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]]s, <br/>1 x triple Type 12 torpedo tubes<br/>(6 × 610 mm 8th Year Type torpedoes), <br/>36 x [[depth charge]]s<br/> |
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*(12 × 610 mm [[Type 8 torpedo]]es), |
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*18 × [[depth charge]]s |
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*16 × Ichi-Gō [[naval mine]]s<ref>''Kikuzuki'', ''Mikazuki'', ''Mochizuki'' and ''Yūzuki'' were equipped 2 x [[Paravane (weapon)|paravane]]s.</ref> |
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*(''Mutsuki'', December 1941) |
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*4 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]] |
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*2 × Type 93 [[Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun|{{convert|13.2|mm|in|abbr=on}}]] AA guns, |
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*2 × Type 92 7.7 mm machine gun, |
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*2 × triple Type 12 torpedo tubes |
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*(12 × 610 mm 8th Year Type torpedoes), |
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*18 × [[depth charge]]s |
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*(''Uzuki'', December 1942) |
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*4 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]], |
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*2 × Type 93 13 mm AA guns, |
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*2 × Type 92 7.7 mm machine guns, |
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*2 × triple Type 12 torpedo tubes |
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*(12 × 610 mm 8th Year Type torpedoes), |
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*18 × [[depth charge]]s |
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*1 × [[Daihatsu class landing craft|landing craft]] |
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*(''Uzuki'', September 1944) |
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*2 ×[[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]], |
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*16 × [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]]s, |
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*1 × triple Type 12 torpedo tubes |
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*(6 × 610 mm 8th Year Type torpedoes), |
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*36 × [[depth charge]]s |
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[[File:Mutsuki-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Office of Naval Intelligence file on Mutsuki]] |
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The {{nihongo|'''Mutsuki |
The {{nihongo|'''''Mutsuki''-class destroyers'''|睦月型駆逐艦|Mutsukigata kuchikukan}} were a [[ship class|class]] of twelve [[destroyer]]s of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]].<ref>Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945</ref> All were given traditional poetic names of the months of the year by the [[Lunar calendar]] or phases of the moon. Some authors consider the {{sclass|Kamikaze|destroyer (1922)|5}} and ''Mutsuki''-class destroyers to be extensions of the earlier {{sclass|Minekaze|destroyer|4}}.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://smmlonline.com/articles/minekaze/minekaze.html | title= IJN Minekaze, Kamikaze and Mutsuki class Destroyers | last= Jones | first= Daniel H. | year= 2003 | publisher= Ship Modeler's Mailing List (SMML | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080828190211/http://www.smmlonline.com/articles/minekaze/minekaze.html | archive-date= 2008-08-28 }}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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With the imposition of the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] limiting the number and size of capital warships, increased emphasis was placed by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the quantity and firepower of its destroyer fleet to counter what was perceived to be the growing threat from the [[United States Navy]]. The ''Mutsuki'' |
With the imposition of the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] limiting the number and size of [[capital ship|capital warships]], increased emphasis was placed by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the quantity and firepower of its destroyer fleet to counter what was perceived to be the growing threat from the [[United States Navy]]. The ''Mutsuki''-class destroyers were an improved version of the ''Kamikaze'' class destroyers and were ordered under the 1923 fiscal budget.<ref>Globalsecurity.org, IJN Mutsuki class destroyers</ref> |
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Along with the ''Minekaze'' and ''Kamikaze'' classes, the ''Mutsuki'' |
Along with the ''Minekaze'' and ''Kamikaze'' classes, the ''Mutsuki''-class ships formed the backbone of Japanese destroyer formations throughout the twenties and thirties. The ''Minekaze'' and ''Kamikaze'' classes were withdrawn from front line service and reassigned to secondary duties towards the end of the 1930s. However, the ''Mutsuki''s were retained as first line destroyers due to their range and their more powerful torpedo armament.<ref>Evans. ''Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy''</ref> All saw combat during [[World War II]], and none survived the war. |
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Initially, the ''Mutsuki'' |
Initially, the ''Mutsuki''-class ships had only hull numbers due to the projected large number of warships the Japanese navy expected to build through the [[Eight-eight fleet]] plan. This proved to be extremely unpopular with the crews and was a constant source of confusion in communications. In August 1928, names were assigned.<ref>{{cite web| last = Nishida| first = Hiroshi| url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0422.htm| title = Materials of IJN: Mutsuki class destroyer| work = Imperial Japanese Navy| access-date = 2009-02-03| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120721201838/http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0422.htm| archive-date = 2012-07-21| url-status = dead}}</ref> |
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| first = Hiroshi| url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0422.htm | title = Materials of IJN: Mutsuki class destroyer| work = Imperial Japanese Navy}}</ref> |
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==Design== |
==Design== |
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[[File:Mutsuki-1.jpg|left|thumb|[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] recognition drawing of ''Mutsuki'' class]] |
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The ''Mutsuki'' class destroyers were based on the same hull design as the previous ''Kamikaze'' class, except with a double curvature configuration of the [[bow (ship)|bow]], a feature which became a standard in all later Japanese destroyers. |
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The ''Mutsuki''-class destroyers were based on the same hull design as the previous ''Kamikaze'' class, except with a double curvature configuration of the [[bow (ship)|bow]], a feature to improve seaworthiness which became a standard in all later Japanese destroyers. |
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The engines utilized four [[Kampon]] boilers running two-shaft geared [[steam turbine|turbine]]s at 38,500 shp, yielding a rated speed of {{convert|37|kn|km/h|lk=in}}, although subsequently modifications increased displacement, and correspondingly reduced speed to 33 knots. |
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After the [[Fourth Fleet Incident]] of September 1935, during which many ships in the Imperial Japanese Navy were damaged by a [[typhoon]] while on training exercises, weaknesses in the ''Mutsuki''-class were addressed by retrofitting with a strengthened, more compact, [[bridge (ship)|bridge]], with raked smokestacks, and with redesigned watertight shields on the torpedo mounts. With these new shields torpedoes could be worked in all weather conditions, thus extending the useful life of the class.<ref>Juntsura. Warships ''of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945''</ref> |
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The ''Mutsuki'' class was the first to be fitted with the newly developed 24 inch [[torpedo]]es, with greater range and larger warhead than previous torpedoes in the Japanese inventory. Originally [[Type 8 torpedo]]es were carried, arranged in two triple mountings. These were later replaced with the famous [[Type 93 torpedo|Type 93 "Long Lance"]] oxygen-propelled torpedoes during World War II. |
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In 1942, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Mikazuki|1926|2}} had a boiler removed and her aft stack was reduced in size. She was the only ship in the class that had been modified. {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yayoi|1925|2}} had a similar reduction to her forward funnel; again, she was the only ship of the class so adapted. Between September 1942 and December 1943, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Uzuki|1925|2}} had her stern modified to facilitate the launching and recovery of landing barges. She was the only ship of the class to be modified as a destroyer transport. |
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In September 1935, many ships in the navy were severely damaged by a [[typhoon]] while on training exercises, including a number of the ''Mutsuki'' class destroyers, which had several plates buckled and bridges wrecked. During 1936-37 the ''Mutsuki'' class ships were retrofitted with a strengthened, more compact, [[bridge (ship)|bridge]], with redesigned watertight shields on the torpedo mounts. With the new shields the torpedoes could be worked in all weather conditions thus extending the useful life of the class.<ref>Juntsura. Warships ''of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945''</ref> |
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The ''Mutsuki''-class destroyers were built with the same [[main battery]] as the ''Kamikaze''-class, consisting of four [[Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun]]s in single open mounts, exposed to the weather except for a small shield. These were located one forward, two aft (placed back-to-back), and one amidships. There were also two Type 92 7.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, one on either side of the bridge. However, the main difference from the ''Kamikaze'' class was the use of two triple {{convert|24|in|mm|adj=on|0}} [[torpedo tube]]s instead of the previous three double launchers. The newly developed [[Type 8 torpedo]]es had greater range and larger warhead than previous torpedoes in the Japanese inventory, but were soon superseded by the famous [[Type 93 torpedo|Type 93 "Long Lance"]] oxygen-propelled torpedoes during World War II. Also, for the first time on a Japanese destroyer, a reload was carried for each tube. The ''Mutsuki''-class was also equipped with two Type 81 [[depth charge]] launchers in the stern, with a total of 18 depth charges.<ref name="Stille">{{cite book |last1=Stille |first1=Mark |title=Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers1919–45 (1) |date=2013 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=Oxford, UK |isbn= 978-1-84908-984-5 |pages=16–18}}</ref> |
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After the start of the [[Pacific War]], anti-aircraft capabilities were enhanced at the expense of surface warfare capabilities and speed. However, there was no standard modification for the class during the war. Some ships immediately received [[13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun|Type 93 13 mm AA Guns]] mounted in front of the bridge and abaft the aft stack. From 1941 to 1942, many ships lost one or two of their aft guns in favor of up to ten [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun|Type 96 25mm AA Gun]]s.<ref name="Stille"/> |
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From 1941-1942 the ''Mutsuki'' class destroyers were refitted with the 4.7"/45 main guns reduced to 2 single mounts and ten [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]]s added. The [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeping]] and minelaying equipment was removed and replaced with four [[depth charge]] launchers, with 36 depth charges. |
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Of the surviving members of the class in 1943, four had their aft bank of torpedo tubes removed to reduce weight and to permit storage of cargo. The three ships that survived into late 1944 ({{ship|Japanese destroyer|Uzuki|1925|2}}, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Satsuki|1925|2}}, and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūzuki||2}}), had their suite of anti-aircraft guns increased to 16 and 22 Type 96 guns in single and dual mounts. ''Satsuki'' was fitted with a Type 13 radar in February 1944.<ref name="Stille"/> |
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In June 1944, the surviving vessels were again refit, with the number of Type 96 25 mm antiaircraft guns increased to twenty, and an additional five [[Type 93 13 mm AA gun]]s also installed. |
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==Operational history== |
==Operational history== |
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The ''Mutsuki'' class formed the 5th and 6th Destroyer Squadrons. ''Mutsuki'' and ''Kisaragi'' participated in the [[Battle of Wake Island]] at the start of the war, during which time ''Kisaragi'' was lost due to bombardment |
The ''Mutsuki'' class formed the 5th and 6th Destroyer Squadrons. ''Mutsuki'' and ''Kisaragi'' participated in the [[Battle of Wake Island]] at the start of the war, during which time ''Kisaragi'' was lost due to aircraft bombardment. The remaining eleven vessels participated in the invasions of the [[Philippines]] and [[Netherlands East Indies]]. In the subsequent [[Solomon Islands campaign]] surviving ships were exposed to considerable danger as fast transports in “[[Tokyo Express]]” missions in trying to re-supply island garrisons. ''Mutsuki,'' ''Kikuzuki'', ''Mikazuki'' and ''Mochizuki'' were lost due to air attack in various battles in the Solomons.<ref>Morison. ''The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943''</ref> |
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Surviving vessels participated in the [[New Guinea campaign]], mostly in the role of “Tokyo Express” transports. ''Yayoi'' was lost in an air attack off New Guinea and ''Fumizuki'' in [[Operation Hailstone]] at [[Truk]]. In the final stages of the war, ''Uzuki'' was lost to US PT-boats |
''Nagatsuki'' was fatally shot by a 6-inch (152 mm) waterline shell hit, curtesy of the light cruiser [[USS Honolulu (CL-48)|USS ''Honolulu'']] and ran herself aground during the [[battle of Kula Gulf]], 6 July 1943. She was deemed impossible to float and left as a wrecked hulk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honolulu II (CL-48) |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/honolulu-ii.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=NHHC |language=en-US}}</ref> Surviving vessels participated in the [[New Guinea campaign]], mostly in the role of “Tokyo Express” transports. ''Yayoi'' was lost in an air attack off New Guinea and ''Fumizuki'' in [[Operation Hailstone]] at [[Chuuk Lagoon|Truk]]. In the final stages of the war, ''Uzuki'' was lost to US PT-boats, ''Satsuki'' and ''Yūzuki'' to air attacks and ''Minazuki'' to submarine torpedoes in the Philippines. |
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None of the ''Mutsuki'' |
None of the ''Mutsuki''-class destroyers survived the war.<ref>Brown. Warship ''Losses of World War Two''</ref> |
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==List of ships== |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Mutsuki||2}} |
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| ''Dai-19'' |
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| {{langx|ja|睦月|lit=January|label=none}} |
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! Builder |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-19-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第十九号駆逐艦}} |
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! width="38%"| Fate |
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| 睦月 |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Mutsuki|''Mutsuki'']]<br>''DD-19'' |
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| [[Sasebo Naval Arsenal]], [[Japan]] |
| [[Sasebo Naval Arsenal]], [[Japan]] |
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| 21 May 1924 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 21 May 1924 |
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| 25 |
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| sunk in air attack in Solomon Islands {{coord|07.47|S|160.13|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Mutsuki sunk in air attack, 25 August 1942}}, 25 Aug 1942; struck 1 Oct 1942 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kisaragi|1925|2}} |
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|如月 |
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| ''Dai-21'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Kisaragi (1925)|''Kisaragi'']] <br>''DD-21'' |
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| {{langx|ja|如月|lit=February|label=none}} |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-21-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第二十一号駆逐艦}} |
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| [[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]], Japan |
| [[Maizuru Naval Arsenal]], Japan |
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| 3 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 3 Jun 1924 |
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| 5 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 5 Jun 1925 |
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| 21 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 21 Dec 1925 |
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| combat loss off Wake Island {{coord|18.55|N|166.17|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Kisaragi sunk in combat, 11 December 1941}}, 11 Dec 1941; struck 15 Jan 1942 |
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|{{nihongo|''Dai-21-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第二十一号駆逐艦}}; renamed ''Kisaragi'' (“February”) on 1 August 1928; combat loss off Wake Island [18.55N, 166.17E] |
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on 11 December 1941; struck 15 January 1942 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yayoi|1925|2}} |
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| 彌生 |
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| ''Dai-23'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Yayoi (1925)|''Yayoi'']] <br>''DD-23'' |
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| {{langx|ja|弥生|lit=March|label=none}} |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-23-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第二十三号駆逐艦}} |
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| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
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| 11 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 11 Jan 1924 |
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| 11 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 11 Jul 1925 |
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| 28 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 28 Aug 1926 |
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| sunk in air attack in Solomon Islands {{coord|08.45|S|151.25|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Yayoi sunk in air attack, 11 September 1942}}, 11 Sep 1942; struck 20 Oct 1942 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Uzuki|1925|2}} |
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| 卯月 |
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| ''Dai-25'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Uzuki (1925)|''Uzuki'']]<br>''DD-25'' |
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| {{langx|ja|卯月|lit=April|label=none}} |
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| [[IHI|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-25-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第二十五号駆逐艦}} |
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| 11 January 1924 |
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| [[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
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| 15 October 1925 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 11 Jan 1924 |
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| 14 September 1926 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 15 Oct 1925 |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-25-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第二十五号駆逐艦}}; renamed ''Uzuki'' (“April”) on 1 August 1928; Sunk Ormoc Bay [11.03N, 124.23E] on 12 December 1944; struck 10 January 1945 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 14 Sep 1926 |
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| Sunk Ormoc Bay {{coord|11.03|N|124.23|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Uzuki sunk, 12 December 1944}}, 12 Dec 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Satsuki|1925|2}} |
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| 皐月 |
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| ''Dai-27'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Satsuki (1925)|''Satsuki'']]<br>''DD-27'' |
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| {{langx|ja|皐月|lit=May|label=none}} |
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| [[Fujinagata Shipyards]], Japan |
| [[Fujinagata Shipyards]], Japan |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 1 Dec 1923 |
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| 1 December 1924 |
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| 25 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 25 Mar 1925 |
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| 15 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 15 Nov 1925 |
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| sunk in air attack at Manila Bay {{coord|15.35|N|120.55|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Satsuki sunk in air attack, 21 September 1944}}, 21 Sep 1944; struck 10 Nov 1944 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Minazuki|1926|2}} |
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| 水無月 |
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| ''Dai-28'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Minazuki (1926)|''Minazuki'']]<br>''DD-28'' |
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| {{langx|ja|水無月|lit=June|label=none}} |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-28-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第二十八号駆逐艦}} |
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| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
| [[Uraga Dock Company]], Japan |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 24 Mar 1925 |
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| 24 March 1924 |
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| 25 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 25 May 1926 |
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| 22 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 22 Mar 1927 |
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| Torpedoed in Celebes Sea {{coord|04.05|N|119.30|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Minatsuki sunk by torpedo, 6 June 1944}}, 6 Jun 1944; struck 10 Aug 1944 |
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| 文月 |
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| ''Dai-29'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Fumizuki (1926)|''Fumizuki'']]<br>''DD-29'' |
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| {{langx|ja|文月|lit=July|label=none}} |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-29-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第二十九号駆逐艦}} |
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| Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan |
| Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan |
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| 20 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 20 Oct 1924 |
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| 16 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 16 Feb 1926 |
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| 3 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 3 Jul 1926 |
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| sunk in air attack at Truk {{coord|07.24|N|151.44|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Fumizuki sunk in air attack, 18 February 1944}}, 18 Feb 1944; struck 31 Mar 1944 |
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| 長月 |
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| ''Dai-30'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Nagatsuki (1926)|''Nagatsuki'']]<br>''DD-30'' |
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| {{langx|ja|長月|lit=September|label=none}} |
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| [[IHI|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-30-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十号駆逐艦}} |
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| 16 April 1925 |
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| [[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima Shipyards]], Japan |
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| 6 October 1926 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 16 Apr 1925 |
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| 30 April 1927 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 6 Oct 1926 |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-30-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十号駆逐艦}}; renamed ''Nagatsuki'' (“September”) on 1 August 1928; combat loss in central Solomons [08.02S, 157.12E] on 6 July 1943; struck 1 November 1943 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 30 Apr 1927 |
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| wrecked by [[USS Honolulu (CL-48)|USS ''Honolulu'']] during the [[Battle of Kula Gulf]] {{coord|08.02|S|157.12|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Nagatsuki sunk in combat, 6 July 1943}}, 6 Jul 1943; struck 1 Nov 1943 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kikuzuki|1926|2}} |
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| 菊月 |
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| ''Dai-31'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki (1926)|''Kikuzuki'']]<br>''DD-31'' |
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| {{langx|ja|菊月|lit=Chrysanthemum Moon|label=none}} |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-31-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十一号駆逐艦}} |
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| Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan |
| Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan |
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| 15 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 15 Jun 1925 |
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| 15 May 1926 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 15 May 1926 |
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| 20 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 20 Nov 1926 |
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| sunk in air attack at Tulagi {{coord|09.07|S|160.12|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Kikuzuki sunk in air attack, 4 May 1942}}, 4 May 1942; struck 25 May 1942; Later salvaged by USS ''Menominee'' (AT-73), 6 Oct 1943 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Mikazuki|1926|2}} |
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| 三日月 |
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| ''Dai-32'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (1926)|''Mikazuki'']]<br>''DD-32'' |
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| {{langx|ja|三日月|lit=Crescent Moon|label=none}} |
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|Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-32-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十二号駆逐艦}} |
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| 21 August 1925 |
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| Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan |
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| 12 July 1926 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 21 Aug 1925 |
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| 5 May 1927 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 12 Jul 1926 |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-32-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十二号駆逐艦}};renamed ''Mikazuki'' (“Crescent Moon”) on 1 August 1928; sunk in air attack at Cape Gloucester [05.27S, 148.25E] on 29 July 1943; struck 15 October 1943 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 5 May 1927 |
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| sunk in air attack at Cape Gloucester {{coord|05.27|S|148.25|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Mikazuki sunk in air attack, 29 July 1943}}, 29 Jul 1943; struck 15 Oct 1943 |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Mochizuki|1927|2}} |
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|望月 |
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| ''Dai-33'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Mochizuki|''Mochizuki'']]<br>''DD-33'' |
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| {{langx|ja|望月|lit=Full Moon|label=none}} |
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|Uraga Dock Company, Japan |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-33-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十三号駆逐艦}} |
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| 23 March 1926 |
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| Uraga Dock Company, Japan |
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| 28 April 1927 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 23 Mar 1926 |
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| 31 October 1927 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 28 Apr 1927 |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-33-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十三号駆逐艦}}; renamed ''Mochizuki'' (“Full Moon”) on 1 August 1928; sunk in air attack in central Solomons [05.42S, 151.40E] on 24 October 1943; stuck 5 January 1944 |
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| style="text-align: right;" | 31 Oct 1927 |
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| sunk in air attack in central Solomons {{coord|05.42|S|151.40|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Mockizuki sunk in air attack, 24 October 1943}}, 24 Oct 1943; struck 5 Jan 1944 |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūzuki||2}} |
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|夕月 |
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| ''Dai-34'' |
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| [[Japanese destroyer Yūzuki|''Yūzuki'']]<br>''DD-34'' |
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| {{langx|ja|夕月|lit=Evening Moon|label=none}} |
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| {{nihongo|''Dai-34-Gō Kuchikukan'' |第三十四号駆逐艦}} |
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| Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan |
| Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan |
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| | 27 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 27 Nov 1926 |
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| 4 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 4 Mar 1927 |
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| 25 |
| style="text-align: right;" | 25 Jul 1927 |
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| |
| sunk in air attack at Cebu {{coord|11.20|N|124.10|E|type:event_region:XP|name=IJN Yūzuki in air attack, 12 December 1944}}, 12 Dec 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 |
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| title = Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 |
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| publisher = US Naval Institute Press |
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| isbn = 0-87021-192-7 |
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| title = The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945 |
| title = The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945 |
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| publisher = Atheneum |
| publisher = Atheneum |
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| isbn = 0-689-11402-8 |
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| title = Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945 |
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| last = Morison |
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| first = Samuel Eliot |
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| author-link = Samuel Eliot Morison |
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| year = 1958 |
| year = 1958 |
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| title = The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of ''[[History of United States Naval Operations in World War II]] |
| title = The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of ''[[History of United States Naval Operations in World War II]]'' |
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| publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company]] |
| publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company]] |
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| location = Boston |
| location = Boston |
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| last = Nelson |
| last = Nelson |
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| first = Andrew N. |
| first = Andrew N. |
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| year = 1967 |
| year = 1967 |
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| title = Japanese–English Character Dictionary |
| title = Japanese–English Character Dictionary |
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| publisher = Tuttle |
| publisher = Tuttle |
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| isbn = 0-8048-0408-7 |
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| url-access = registration |
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| title = Japanese Warships of World War II |
| title = Japanese Warships of World War II |
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| publisher = Doubleday |
| publisher = Doubleday |
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| isbn = 978-0-3850-9189-3 |
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| title = Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia |
| title = Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia |
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| publisher = Arms and Armour Press |
| publisher = Arms and Armour Press |
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| year = 2000 |
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| location = London |
| location = London |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mutsuki class |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceded by | Kamikaze class |
| Succeeded by | Fubuki class |
| Built | 1924-1927 |
| Planned | 12 |
| Completed | 12 |
| Lost | 12 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 9.16 m (30.1 ft) |
| Draught | 2.96 m (9.7 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 37.25 knots (68.99 km/h) |
| Range | 3,600 nautical miles (6,700 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 154 |
| Armament |
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The Mutsuki-class destroyers (睦月型駆逐艦, Mutsukigata kuchikukan) were a class of twelve destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[3] All were given traditional poetic names of the months of the year by the Lunar calendar or phases of the moon. Some authors consider the Kamikaze and Mutsuki-class destroyers to be extensions of the earlier Minekaze class.[4]
Background
[edit]With the imposition of the Washington Naval Treaty limiting the number and size of capital warships, increased emphasis was placed by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the quantity and firepower of its destroyer fleet to counter what was perceived to be the growing threat from the United States Navy. The Mutsuki-class destroyers were an improved version of the Kamikaze class destroyers and were ordered under the 1923 fiscal budget.[5]
Along with the Minekaze and Kamikaze classes, the Mutsuki-class ships formed the backbone of Japanese destroyer formations throughout the twenties and thirties. The Minekaze and Kamikaze classes were withdrawn from front line service and reassigned to secondary duties towards the end of the 1930s. However, the Mutsukis were retained as first line destroyers due to their range and their more powerful torpedo armament.[6] All saw combat during World War II, and none survived the war.
Initially, the Mutsuki-class ships had only hull numbers due to the projected large number of warships the Japanese navy expected to build through the Eight-eight fleet plan. This proved to be extremely unpopular with the crews and was a constant source of confusion in communications. In August 1928, names were assigned.[7]
Design
[edit]
The Mutsuki-class destroyers were based on the same hull design as the previous Kamikaze class, except with a double curvature configuration of the bow, a feature to improve seaworthiness which became a standard in all later Japanese destroyers.
The engines utilized four Kampon boilers running two-shaft geared turbines at 38,500 shp, yielding a rated speed of 37 knots (69 km/h), although subsequently modifications increased displacement, and correspondingly reduced speed to 33 knots.
After the Fourth Fleet Incident of September 1935, during which many ships in the Imperial Japanese Navy were damaged by a typhoon while on training exercises, weaknesses in the Mutsuki-class were addressed by retrofitting with a strengthened, more compact, bridge, with raked smokestacks, and with redesigned watertight shields on the torpedo mounts. With these new shields torpedoes could be worked in all weather conditions, thus extending the useful life of the class.[8]
In 1942, Mikazuki had a boiler removed and her aft stack was reduced in size. She was the only ship in the class that had been modified. Yayoi had a similar reduction to her forward funnel; again, she was the only ship of the class so adapted. Between September 1942 and December 1943, Uzuki had her stern modified to facilitate the launching and recovery of landing barges. She was the only ship of the class to be modified as a destroyer transport.
Armament
[edit]The Mutsuki-class destroyers were built with the same main battery as the Kamikaze-class, consisting of four Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval guns in single open mounts, exposed to the weather except for a small shield. These were located one forward, two aft (placed back-to-back), and one amidships. There were also two Type 92 7.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, one on either side of the bridge. However, the main difference from the Kamikaze class was the use of two triple 24-inch (610 mm) torpedo tubes instead of the previous three double launchers. The newly developed Type 8 torpedoes had greater range and larger warhead than previous torpedoes in the Japanese inventory, but were soon superseded by the famous Type 93 "Long Lance" oxygen-propelled torpedoes during World War II. Also, for the first time on a Japanese destroyer, a reload was carried for each tube. The Mutsuki-class was also equipped with two Type 81 depth charge launchers in the stern, with a total of 18 depth charges.[9]
After the start of the Pacific War, anti-aircraft capabilities were enhanced at the expense of surface warfare capabilities and speed. However, there was no standard modification for the class during the war. Some ships immediately received Type 93 13 mm AA Guns mounted in front of the bridge and abaft the aft stack. From 1941 to 1942, many ships lost one or two of their aft guns in favor of up to ten Type 96 25mm AA Guns.[9]
Of the surviving members of the class in 1943, four had their aft bank of torpedo tubes removed to reduce weight and to permit storage of cargo. The three ships that survived into late 1944 (Uzuki, Satsuki, and Yūzuki), had their suite of anti-aircraft guns increased to 16 and 22 Type 96 guns in single and dual mounts. Satsuki was fitted with a Type 13 radar in February 1944.[9]
Operational history
[edit]The Mutsuki class formed the 5th and 6th Destroyer Squadrons. Mutsuki and Kisaragi participated in the Battle of Wake Island at the start of the war, during which time Kisaragi was lost due to aircraft bombardment. The remaining eleven vessels participated in the invasions of the Philippines and Netherlands East Indies. In the subsequent Solomon Islands campaign surviving ships were exposed to considerable danger as fast transports in “Tokyo Express” missions in trying to re-supply island garrisons. Mutsuki, Kikuzuki, Mikazuki and Mochizuki were lost due to air attack in various battles in the Solomons.[10]
Nagatsuki was fatally shot by a 6-inch (152 mm) waterline shell hit, curtesy of the light cruiser USS Honolulu and ran herself aground during the battle of Kula Gulf, 6 July 1943. She was deemed impossible to float and left as a wrecked hulk.[11] Surviving vessels participated in the New Guinea campaign, mostly in the role of “Tokyo Express” transports. Yayoi was lost in an air attack off New Guinea and Fumizuki in Operation Hailstone at Truk. In the final stages of the war, Uzuki was lost to US PT-boats, Satsuki and Yūzuki to air attacks and Minazuki to submarine torpedoes in the Philippines.
None of the Mutsuki-class destroyers survived the war.[12]
List of ships
[edit]| Name | Number | Kanji | Original name (before 1 Aug 1928) | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutsuki | Dai-19 | 睦月, 'January' | Dai-19-Gō Kuchikukan (第十九号駆逐艦) | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 21 May 1924 | 23 Jul 1925 | 25 Mar 1926 | sunk in air attack in Solomon Islands 7°28′S 160°08′E / 07.47°S 160.13°E, 25 Aug 1942; struck 1 Oct 1942 |
| Kisaragi | Dai-21 | 如月, 'February' | Dai-21-Gō Kuchikukan (第二十一号駆逐艦) | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 3 Jun 1924 | 5 Jun 1925 | 21 Dec 1925 | combat loss off Wake Island 18°33′N 166°10′E / 18.55°N 166.17°E, 11 Dec 1941; struck 15 Jan 1942 |
| Yayoi | Dai-23 | 弥生, 'March' | Dai-23-Gō Kuchikukan (第二十三号駆逐艦) | Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 11 Jan 1924 | 11 Jul 1925 | 28 Aug 1926 | sunk in air attack in Solomon Islands 8°27′S 151°15′E / 08.45°S 151.25°E, 11 Sep 1942; struck 20 Oct 1942 |
| Uzuki | Dai-25 | 卯月, 'April' | Dai-25-Gō Kuchikukan (第二十五号駆逐艦) | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Japan | 11 Jan 1924 | 15 Oct 1925 | 14 Sep 1926 | Sunk Ormoc Bay 11°02′N 124°14′E / 11.03°N 124.23°E, 12 Dec 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 |
| Satsuki | Dai-27 | 皐月, 'May' | Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 1 Dec 1923 | 25 Mar 1925 | 15 Nov 1925 | sunk in air attack at Manila Bay 15°21′N 120°33′E / 15.35°N 120.55°E, 21 Sep 1944; struck 10 Nov 1944 | |
| Minazuki | Dai-28 | 水無月, 'June' | Dai-28-Gō Kuchikukan (第二十八号駆逐艦) | Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 24 Mar 1925 | 25 May 1926 | 22 Mar 1927 | Torpedoed in Celebes Sea 4°03′N 119°18′E / 04.05°N 119.30°E, 6 Jun 1944; struck 10 Aug 1944 |
| Fumizuki | Dai-29 | 文月, 'July' | Dai-29-Gō Kuchikukan (第二十九号駆逐艦) | Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 20 Oct 1924 | 16 Feb 1926 | 3 Jul 1926 | sunk in air attack at Truk 7°14′N 151°26′E / 07.24°N 151.44°E, 18 Feb 1944; struck 31 Mar 1944 |
| Nagatsuki | Dai-30 | 長月, 'September' | Dai-30-Gō Kuchikukan (第三十号駆逐艦) | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Japan | 16 Apr 1925 | 6 Oct 1926 | 30 Apr 1927 | wrecked by USS Honolulu during the Battle of Kula Gulf 8°01′S 157°07′E / 08.02°S 157.12°E, 6 Jul 1943; struck 1 Nov 1943 |
| Kikuzuki | Dai-31 | 菊月, 'Chrysanthemum Moon' | Dai-31-Gō Kuchikukan (第三十一号駆逐艦) | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 15 Jun 1925 | 15 May 1926 | 20 Nov 1926 | sunk in air attack at Tulagi 9°04′S 160°07′E / 09.07°S 160.12°E, 4 May 1942; struck 25 May 1942; Later salvaged by USS Menominee (AT-73), 6 Oct 1943 |
| Mikazuki | Dai-32 | 三日月, 'Crescent Moon' | Dai-32-Gō Kuchikukan (第三十二号駆逐艦) | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 21 Aug 1925 | 12 Jul 1926 | 5 May 1927 | sunk in air attack at Cape Gloucester 5°16′S 148°15′E / 05.27°S 148.25°E, 29 Jul 1943; struck 15 Oct 1943 |
| Mochizuki | Dai-33 | 望月, 'Full Moon' | Dai-33-Gō Kuchikukan (第三十三号駆逐艦) | Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 23 Mar 1926 | 28 Apr 1927 | 31 Oct 1927 | sunk in air attack in central Solomons 5°25′S 151°24′E / 05.42°S 151.40°E, 24 Oct 1943; struck 5 Jan 1944 |
| Yūzuki | Dai-34 | 夕月, 'Evening Moon' | Dai-34-Gō Kuchikukan (第三十四号駆逐艦) | Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 27 Nov 1926 | 4 Mar 1927 | 25 Jul 1927 | sunk in air attack at Cebu 11°12′N 124°06′E / 11.20°N 124.10°E, 12 Dec 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Yayoi was equipped 2 x Metropolitan-Vickers geared turbines. Nagatsuki was equipped 2 x Escher Wyss & Cie Zoelly geared turbines.
- ^ Kikuzuki, Mikazuki, Mochizuki and Yūzuki were equipped 2 x paravanes.
- ^ Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945
- ^ Jones, Daniel H. (2003). "IJN Minekaze, Kamikaze and Mutsuki class Destroyers". Ship Modeler's Mailing List (SMML. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28.
- ^ Globalsecurity.org, IJN Mutsuki class destroyers
- ^ Evans. Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy
- ^ Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN: Mutsuki class destroyer". Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ Juntsura. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945
- ^ a b c Stille, Mark (2013). Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers1919–45 (1). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. pp. 16–18. ISBN 978-1-84908-984-5.
- ^ Morison. The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943
- ^ "Honolulu II (CL-48)". NHHC. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two
Books
[edit]- Evans, David (1979). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-192-7.
- Brown, David (1990). Warship Losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
- Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945. Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-11402-8.
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958). The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-58305-7.
- Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-0408-7.
- Watts, Anthony J (1967). Japanese Warships of World War II. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-3850-9189-3.
- Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mutsuki class destroyers.
- Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN: Mutsuki class destroyer". Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- Globalsecurity.org. "IJN Mutsuki class destroyers".
- Jones, Daniel H. (2003). "IJN Minekaze, Kamikaze and Mutsuki class Destroyers". Ship Modeler's Mailing List (SMML). Archived from the original on 2008-08-28.