IJN · DD
AfloatAkizuki-class destroyer completed on 26 December 1944. She was flagship of Escort Squadron 31 and escorted Yamato to the Bungo Strait on 6 April 1945. She survived the war and was sunk as a target in 1948.
| Class | Akizuki class |
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| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1944-10-10 |
| Commissioned | 1944-12-26 |
| Fate | Afloat. Surrendered. Turned over to the United States in 1947 as DD-934. She was sunk as a target off the Goto Islands on 3 February 1948. |
| Armament (class) | Anti-aircraft destroyer. Four twin mounts and one funnel. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Hanazuki, photographed on 18 December 1944. Photo from the Kure Maritime Museum's destroyer album (Todaka, ed.). Wikimedia Commons File:Hanazuki.jpg. Public domain.
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