Japanese destroyer Nenohi (1932)

Nenohi
Nenohi (left) in October 1933.
History
Empire of Japan
NameNenohi
NamesakeNenohi (子日, ”New Year Day”) [1]
Ordered1931 Fiscal Year
BuilderUraga Dock Company
Laid down5 December 1931
Launched22 December 1932
Commissioned30 September 1933
Stricken31 July 1942
FateTorpedoed and sunk by USS Triton, 4 July 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeHatsuharu-class destroyer
Displacement1,802 long tons (1,831 t)
Length
  • 103.5 m (340 ft) pp,
  • 105.5 m (346 ft) waterline
  • 109.5 m (359 ft) overall
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement200
Armament
Service record
Operations:

Nenohi (子日, ”New Year Day”) [2] was the second of six Hatsuharu-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). Three were laid down in JFY 1931 and the next three in JFY 1933. The remaining six ships in the plan were built as the Shiratsuyu class.[3]

  1. ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary.
  2. ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary.
  3. ^ Lengerer, pp. 92-3

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