Mutsuki-class Destroyer


Mutsuki class

Mutsuki

(Model kits manufactured by Hasegawa)

These were pretty old, tired ships by the time WWII started (they had been laid down in the mid-1920s). They were the first Japanese vessels armed with 24" torpedo tubes. Most of them were spared the rigors of front-line combat and consigned to rear-echelon escort duties. Six of them were rebuilt in 1941-42 as fast transports; a role which exposed them to more danger in trying to resupply beleagured island garrisions. Not a single one of this class of twelve sister ships survived the war.

Not Pictured: Fumizuki, Kikuzuki, Kisaragi, Mikazuki, Minazuki, Mochizuki, Nagatsuki, Satsuki, Uzuki, Yayoi, Yuzuki.

Year(s) Class Members Completed1926-1927
Displacement1,772 tons
Dimensions338'9" x 30'0" x 9'8"
Speed37 knots
Armament 4 x 4.7"/45 DP,
up to 20 x 25mm AA,
up to 5 x 13mm AA,
6 x 24" TT,
18 DCs
Crew150

Additional Info
Kikuzuki Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)
Mutsuki Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)
Nagatsuki Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)
Mikazuki Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)
Jack Heyn Photo Journal: Nadzab

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Mutsuki-class Destroyer
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  * Nagatsuki
  * Mikazuki
  * Yuzuki

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