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  Hishi 1925

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
樅 [Momi]			Yokosuka K K	1919	10.6.1919	12.1919	hulk 4.1932
榧 [Kaya]			Yokosuka K K	1919	10.6.1919	3.1920	stricken 1939
楡 [Nire], 12.1944- 第1泊浦 [Tomariura 1-go]			Kure K K	1919	22.12.1919	3.1920	depot ship 1940, TS 12.1944, surrendered 8.1945, BU 8.1948
梨 [Nashi]			Kawasaki, Kobe	1919	26.8.1919	12.1919	stricken 1939
竹 [Take]			Kawasaki, Kobe	1919	26.8.1919	12.1919	tender 1940
柿 [Kaki], 2.1945- 大須 [Osu]			Uraga, Tokyo	1919	20.10.1919	8.1920	tender 1940, TS 2.1945, surrendered 8.1945, BU 1947
栗 [Kuri]			Kure K K	12/1919	19.3.1920	4/1920	surrendered 9.1945, sunk 8.10.1945
栂 [Tsuga]			Ishikawajima, Tokyo	3/1919	17.4.1920	7.1920	sunk 15.1.1945
藤 [Fuji], 1939- 第36号哨戒艇 [36-go]			Fujinagata, Osaka	12/1919	27.11.1920	5.1921	patrol escort 1939, damaged 17.5.1945, never repaired
菊 [Kiku], 1939- 第31号哨戒艇 [31-go]			Kawasaki, Kobe	1/1920	13.10.1920	12.1920	patrol escort 1939, sunk 30.3.1944
葵 [Aoi], 1939- 第32号哨戒艇 [32-go]			Kawasaki, Kobe	4/1920	9.11.1920	12.1920	patrol escort 1939, sunk 23.12.1941
萩 [Hagi], 1939- 第33号哨戒艇 [33-go]			Uraga, Tokyo	2/1920	29.10.1920	4.1921	patrol escort 1939, sunk 23.12.1941
薄 [Susuki], 1939- 第34号哨戒艇 [34-go]			Ishikawajima, Tokyo	5/1920	21.2.1921	5.1921	patrol escort 1939, sunk 3.7.1944
葦 [Ashi], 12.1944- 第2泊浦 [Tomariura 2-go]			Kawasaki, Kobe	1921	3.9.1921	10.1921	tender 1940, TS 12.1944, surrendered 8.1945, BU 1947
蔦 [Tsuta], 1939- 第35号哨戒艇 [35-go]			Kawasaki, Kobe	10/1920	9.5.1921	6.1921	patrol escort 1939, sunk 2.9.1943
蕨 [Warabi]			Fujinagata, Osaka	1921	28.9.1921	12.1921	collision 24.8.1927
蓮 [Hasu]			Uraga, Tokyo	3/1921	8.12.1921	7.1922	damaged 16.1.1945, never repaired
菱 [Hishi], 1939- 第37号哨戒艇 [37-go]			Uraga, Tokyo	11/1920	9.5.1921	3.1922	patrol escort 1939, CTL 24.1.1942
菫 [Sumire], 1944- 三高 [Mitaka]			Ishikawajima, Tokyo	1921	14.12.1921	3.1923	tender 1940, TS 1944, surrendered 8.1945, BU 1948
蓬 [Yomogi], 1939- 第38号哨戒艇 [38-go]			Ishikawajima, Tokyo	2/1921	14.3.1922	8.1922	patrol escort 1939, sunk 25.11.1944
蕨 [Tade], 1939- 第39号哨戒艇 [39-go]			Fujinagata, Osaka	12/1920	15.3.1922	7.1922	patrol escort 1939, sunk 23.4.1943

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	850
Displacement full, t	1020
Length, m	83.8 pp 85.3 oa
Breadth, m	7.90
Draught, m	2.40
No of shafts	2
Machinery	Kaki, Tsuga, Nire, Hagi, Susuki, Hishi, Hasu: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Kampon boilers Sumire, Yomogi: 2 sets Zoelly geared steam turbines, 3 Kampon boilers Momi, Kaya, Nashi, Take, Kuri, Fuji, Kiku, Aoi, Ashi, Tsuta, Warabi, Tade: 2 sets Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 Kampon boilers
Power, h. p.	21500
Max speed, kts	36
Fuel, t	oil 240
Endurance, nm(kts)	3000(15)
Armament	3 x 1 - 120/45 3-shiki, 2 x 1 - 7.7/80, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 20 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear
Complement	110

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Project history

2nd class destroyers. In total 21 ship under Programmes of 1918 (8 ships), 1919 (5 ships) and 1920 (8 ships) were built. Represented the further development of Momo class destroyers. Design was significantly modified: instead of triple 450mm TT twin 533mm were fitted, and as on Minekaze class, No1 TT was placed fwd from the bridge. Machinery, in comparison with a prototype, was more perfect and powerful, was fitted by a gearing, that together with transition to purely oil-firing has positively affected profitability. Artillery have not undergone changes and consisted of three 120mm/45 guns in single mounts with shields. Destroyers had minesweeping equipment and demountable mine rails.

Modernizations

1939, 31 - 39-go: were converted to patrol escorts; 1 boiler was removed, maximal speed was 18kts with engine power 12000hp, displacement increased to 935 / 1162t; - 1 x 1 - 120/45 (No 3), 2 x 1 - 7.7/80, 2 x 2 - 533 TT; + 3 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 DCT (60), 93-shiki sonar (presumably)

1940, Nire, Taki, Kaki, Ashi, Sumire: were converted to tenders (depot ships); 1 boiler was removed maximal speed was 14kts and engine power 9000hp, standard displacement was 735t; - (1 - 2) x 1 - 120/45, 1 x 2 - 533 TT. They can also used as TS.

1941, 31-go: + 1 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki

1942 - 1943, 34 - 36-go, 38-go, 39-go: were converted to fast attack transports; DC stowage decreased to 18; + 1 14m Daihatsu landing craft, accommodation for 150 marines.

1942 - 1943, Tsuga, Kuri, Hasu: - minesweeping gear, mines; + 4 DCT (36), 93-shiki sonar (presumably)

1944-1945, most survived: + 3-shiki 1-go radar

Naval service

Warabi was lost 25.8.1927 as a result of collision with light cruiser Jintsu.

32-go (ex-Aoi) and 33-go (ex-Hagi) 23.12.1941 were sunk at Wake by fire of US coastal battery. 37-go (ex-Hishi) 24.1.1942 was hard damaged at Balikpapan by gunfire of US destroyers Pope and Parrott, ran aground, subsequently salvaged but was not under repair and handed over on demolition. 39-go (ex-Tade) 23.4.1943 was sunk NE off Formosa by US submarine Seawolf. 35-go (ex-Tsuta) 2.9.1943 was sunk at Lae (New Guinea) by US Army aircraft. 31-go (ex-Kiku) 30.3.1944 was sunk at Palau by US carrier aircraft of TF.58. 34-go (ex-Susuki) 6.3.1943 was hard damaged at collision with target ship Yakaze, 3.7.1944 she was sunk in harbour of Truk by US carrier aircraft. 38-go (ex-Yomogi) 25.11.1944 was sunk by US submarine Atule off Luzon. Tsuga was sunk 15.1.1945 in Pescadores area by US carrier aircraft of TF.38. 36-go (ex-Fuji) 17.5.1945 was hard damaged in Surabaya by British and US carrier aircraft, till the end of war repair was not completed. Hasu 16.1.1945 was damaged by US aircraft, till the end of war repair was not completed. Kuri already after an end of war was lost on a mine at Pusan (Korea) 8.10.1945.