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Yanagi

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ClassMatsu class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
BuilderFujinagata Shipyards
Launched1944-11-25
Commissioned1945-01-08
FateAfloat. Survived the war. Heavily damaged by aircraft and aground at Ominato on 14 July 1945. Scrapped on 1 April 1947.
Armament (class)Simplified escort destroyer. One twin mount forward, one single aft, one funnel.

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.

Matsu-class destroyer. Fujinagata Shipyards.

The pictures on this page are the originals.