Japanese destroyer Hishi (1921)

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Sister ship Kuri at anchor, 1937
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NameHishi
Builder Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Japan
Laid down10 November 1920
Launched9 May 1921
Completed23 March 1922
Stricken10 April 1942
FateSunk off Borneo [ 1°14′24″S117°01′12″E / 1.240°S 117.02°E / -1.240; 117.02 ] by USS Pope 24 January 1942
General characteristics as built
Type Momi-class destroyer
Displacement
Length
  • 275 ft (83.8 m) (pp)
  • 280 ft (85.3 m) (o/a)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range3,000  nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement110
Armament

The Japanese destroyer Hishi () was one of 21 Momi-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. She was converted into a patrol boat (Patrol Boat No. 37) in 1940 and spent the Pacific War on escort duties, mostly in Japanese waters. The ship was sunk off Borneo by USS Pope on 24 January 1942 and was struck from the naval list on 10 April 1942.

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Design and description

The Momi class was designed with higher speed and better seakeeping than the preceding Enoki-class second-class destroyers. [1] The ships had an overall length of 280 feet (85.3 m) and were 275 feet (83.8 m) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 26 feet (7.9 m), and a mean draft of 8 feet (2.4 m). The Momi-class ships displaced 850 long tons (864  t ) at standard load and 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) at deep load. [2] Hishi was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers. [3] The turbines were designed to produce 21,500 shaft horsepower (16,000  kW ) to give the ships a speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 275 long tons (279 t) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and crewmen. [4]

The main armament of the Momi-class ships consisted of three 12-centimeter (4.7 in) Type 3 guns in single mounts; one gun forward of the well deck, one between the two funnels, and the last gun atop the aft superstructure. The guns were numbered '1' to '3' from front to rear. The ships carried two above-water twin sets of 533-millimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes; one mount was in the well deck between the forward superstructure and the bow gun and the other between the aft funnel and aft superstructure. [2]

In 1939–40, Hishi was converted into a patrol boat. Her torpedo tubes, minesweeping gear, and aft 12 cm gun were removed in exchange for two triple mounts for license-built 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 light AA guns and 60 depth charges. In addition one boiler was removed, which reduced her speed to 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) from 12,000 shp (8,900 kW). These changes made her top heavy and ballast had to be added which increased her displacement to 950 metric tons (935 long tons). [5] [6]

Construction and career

Hishi, built at the Uraga Dock Company in Uraga, was launched on 13 October 1920 and completed on 10 December 1920. [6] From December 1939 to April 1940, she was converted into a patrol boat and was renamed Patrol Boat No. 37 on 1 April 1940. The ship was sunk off Borneo by USS Pope on 24 January 1942. She was officially struck from the IJN's naval list on 10 April 1942.

Notes

  1. Watts & Gordon, p. 259
  2. 1 2 Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 137
  3. Friedman, p. 244
  4. Watts & Gordon, p. 260
  5. Hackett, Kingsepp & Cundall
  6. 1 2 Gardiner & Gray, p. 244

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