"Natsugumo" ( Jap. - -) - Japanese destroyer of the Second World War , the fifth type of Asashio . The name translated from Japanese into Russian means "Summer white clouds . "
Laid on July 1, 1936 at the Sasebo KK shipyard in Sasebo . Launched on May 26, 1937 , entered service on February 10, 1938 [1] .
| Natsugumo | |
|---|---|
| 夏雲 | |
 Natsugumo, 1939 | |
| Service | |
 Japan | |
| Class and type of vessel | destroyer |
| Organization | Imperial Navy of Japan |
| Manufacturer | Shipyard Sasebo KK |
| Construction started | July 1, 1936 |
| Launched | May 26, 1937 |
| Commissioned | February 10, 1938 |
| Status | sunk |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2,000 t standard 2 394 t full |
| Length | 115.0 m |
| Width | 10.3 m |
| Draft | 3,7 m |
| Engines | 3 Kampon boilers 2 TPA "Kampon" |
| Power | 50 000 liters with. (37 285 kW) |
| Mover | 2 |
| Speed | 35 knots |
| Sailing range | 5700 nautical miles at 15 knots |
| Crew | 200 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 6 (3 × 2) 127 mm / 50 AU Type 3 |
| Flak | 2 × 2 25 mm anti-aircraft machine Type 96 |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 16 depth charges |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2 × 4 610 mm SLT 16 torpedoes Type 93 |
Content
Design
The production of the destroyers of this project, the so-called "cruising" type, was ordered in 1934. They were designed and built after Japan withdrew from the arms limitation treaties. The basis was taken on the project of destroyers of the “Shiratsuyu” type, which gave stability and strength to the hull. Two turbo-gear units, similar to those of the Fubuki type, with a total capacity of 50 thousand hp, were supposed to provide speed and economy of navigation. [2] . The increased fuel tanks allowed to reach a range of 10500 kilometers.
Fire power was provided by:
- Three twin 127 mm / 50 Type C artillery launchers arranged in a linearly elevated pattern (the second AU was located above the aft superstructure).
- Two twin Type 96 anti-aircraft guns located on the sides of the second pipe.
- Two quadruple 610 mm torpedo tubes Type 92, with sixteen torpedoes type 93 torpedoes.
History
He participated in the capture of the Philippines, in the operation against the island of Midway and in the battles of Guadalcanal. On October 12, 1942, near the island of Savo, it was sunk by SBD Dauntless planes while rescuing people from the Furutaka cruiser and the Fubuki destroyer sunk in battle at Cape Esperance . Sank at
Doom
The battle at Cape Esperance had a continuation: at night, Rear Transport Admiral Zojima , the commander of the transport group, sent two destroyer squads to help the damaged ships and rescue teams, including a squad from the destroyers Asagumo and Natsugumo to help the cruiser Kunugasa . The Americans, using airplanes based at Henderson's airfield , discovered both the Kunugas cruiser and these units and attacked them successively. “Asagumo” and “Natsugumo” were attacked last in the afternoon, when they tried to help the first detachment (destroyers “Shirajuki” and attacked earlier. The group of aircraft consisted of 11 SBD and one TBF escorted by 12 fighters: 4 P -39 and 8 F4F . The pilots thought they found a group of ships consisting of a damaged heavy cruiser, a light cruiser and 2 destroyers, although in reality they were destroyers: damaged by torpedoes aboard the Murakumo, Shirayuki, Asagumo "and" Natsugumo. "The Americans launched an attack at 15:45 and" Natsugumo severely damaged the closest bomb explosions. After "Asagumo" took the crew of the destroyer, "Natsugumo" rolled over and sank at 16:27. As the rescue "Murakumo" was also impossible, "Shirayuki" drowned his torpedo, so this incident was lost two Japanese destroyers [3] .
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Notes
- ↑ Asashio class 1st class destroyers (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 11, 2015. Archived July 21, 2012.
- ↑ Roger Chesneau. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. - Grenwitch: Conway Maritime Press, 1980 .-- ISBN 0-85177-146-7 .
- ↑ Alexander of the Sick Cruiser. Unique Illustrated Encyclopedia , Litres, 2014, ISBN 5457537668 , 9785457537668