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IJN Tachibana

IJN Tachibana (Japanese 橘,  English "Tachibana") - Japanese destroyer class II type Sakura, one of the two ships in a series of destroyers completely designed and built in Japan. Was commissioned June 25, 1912, he served in the Far Eastern waters. In April 1932, decommissioned and scrapped.

 

Class & type:Sakura class

Displacement:

  • 605 tons normal

  • 830 tons full load

Length:83.6 m (274 ft)

Beam:7.3 m (24 ft)

Draught:2.2 m (7.2 ft)

Propulsion:reciprocating engines, 9,500 ihp(7,100 kW)

Speed:30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Range:2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Complement:92

Armament:

  • 1 × 120 mm/40 cal Type 41 guns

  • 4 × 76 mm/40 cal Type 41 guns

  • 4 × 457 mm torpedo tubes

 

 

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