Japanese destroyer Yanagi (1917)
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33°55′48″N 130°49′20″E / 33.9301341°N 130.8221849°E
 A Momo-class destroyer, possibly Kashi | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Yanagi |
| Namesake | Willow tree |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Japan |
| Launched | 24 February 1917 |
| Completed | 5 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 1 May 1940 |
| Reclassified | As a training hulk, 1 April 1940 |
| Fate | used as breakwater in May 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Momo-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 25 ft 5 in (7.7 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 9 in (2.4 m) |
| Installed power |
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| 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 |
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Yanagi was one of four Momo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I. She was converted to a training hulk in 1940 and was scrapped in 1947.
The Momo-class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding Kaba class 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]
