Japanese destroyer Tsuga (1920)
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The Japanese destroyer Tsuga (栂) was one of 21 Momi-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. She spent most of the Pacific War patrolling and escorting convoys in and around Chinese waters, during which the ship participated in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. Tsuga was sunk by American carrier aircraft in early 1945.
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Tsuga |
Builder | Ishikawajima, Tokyo |
Laid down | 5 March 1919 |
Launched | 17 April 1920 |
Completed | 20 July 1920 |
Stricken | 10 March 1945 |
Fate | Sunk by American aircraft, 15 January 1945 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Type | Momi-class destroyer |
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Length | |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 110 |
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