Japanese destroyer Hinoki (1916)

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Hinoki.

A Momo-class destroyer, possibly Kashi
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Hinoki
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Launched	25 December 1916
Completed	31 March 1917
Decommissioned	1 April 1940
Fate	Scrapped, 1940
General characteristics
Class and type	Momo-class destroyer
Displacement	835 long tons (848  t) (normal) 1,080 long tons (1,100 t) (full load)
Length	275 ft (83.8 m) (pp) 281 ft 8 in (85.9 m) (waterline)
Beam	25 ft 5 in (7.7 m)
Draught	7 ft 9 in (2.4 m)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers 16,000  shp (12,000  kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed	31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph)
Range	2,400  nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	110
Armament	3 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns 2 × triple 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Hinoki was one of four Momo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I. She was decommissioned in 1940 and subsequently scrapped.

Design and description

The Momo-class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding Kabaclass with a more powerful armament. They displaced 835 long tons (848  t ) at normal load and 1,080 long tons (1,100 t) at deep load. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 275 feet (83.8 m) and a waterline length of 281 feet 8 inches (85.9 m), a beam of 25 feet 4 inches (7.7 m) and a draught of 7 feet 9 inches (2.4 m). The Momos were powered by two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft using steam produced by four Kampon water-tube boilers. ^[1] Two boilers burned a mixture of coal and fuel oil while the other pair only used oil. ^[2] The engines produced a total of 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000  kW ) that gave the ships a maximum speed of 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph). ^[3] They carried enough fuel to give them a range of 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and ratings. ^[4]

The main armament of the Momo-class ships consisted of three quick-firing (QF) 12-centimetre (4.7 in) guns; one gun each was located at the bow and stern with the third gun positioned between the funnels. Their torpedo armament consisted of two triple rotating mounts ^[4] for 450-millimetre (17.7 in) ^[5] torpedoes located fore and aft of the funnels. ^[4]

Construction and career

Hinoki was launched on 25 December 1916 at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal ^[1] and completed on 31 March 1917. The ship played a minor role in World War I and participated in the 1937 Battle of Shanghai that began the Second Sino-Japanese War. She was decommissioned on 1 April 1940 ^[2] and subsequently broken up. ^[1]

References

1. Friedman 1985, p. 242
2. Todaka, et al., p. 215
3. Watts & Gordon, p. 252
4. Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 135
5. Friedman 2011, p. 349

Bibliography

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• Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN   978-1-84832-100-7.
• Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN   0-87021-893-X.
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