Japanese destroyer Kaba (1915)

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Sister ship Sakaki during speed trials off Sasebo, 1915
History
Empire of Japan
NameKaba
Namesake"Birch Tree"
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched6 February 1915
Completed5 March 1915
Decommissioned1 April 1932
StrickenNovember 1931
FateScrapped, 1932
General characteristics
Class and type Kaba-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 655 long tons (666 t) (normal)
  • 810 long tons (820 t) (full load)
Length
  • 260 ft (79.2 m) (pp)
  • 274 ft (83.5 m) (o/a)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draught7 ft 9 in (2.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement92
Armament

Kaba (樺, "Birch Tree") was the name ship of her class of 10 destroyers that were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I.

Design and description[]

The Kaba-class destroyers were improved versions of the preceding Sakura class. They displaced 665 long tons (676 t) at normal load and 850 long tons (860 t) at deep load. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 260 feet (79.2 m) and an overall length of 274 feet (83.5 m), a beam of 24 feet (7.3 m) and a draught of 7 feet 9 inches (2.4 m). The Kabas were powered by three vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft using steam produced by four Kampon water-tube boilers.[1] Two boilers burned a mixture of coal and fuel oil while the other pair only used oil.[2] The engines produced a total of 9,500 indicated horsepower (7,100 kW) that gave the ships a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).[3] They carried a maximum of 100 long tons (102 t) of coal and 137 long tons (139 t) of oil which gave them a range of 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 92 officers and ratings.[4]

The main armament of the Kaba-class ships consisted of a single quick-firing (QF) 12-centimetre (4.7 in) gun located on the bow. They were also armed with four QF 3-inch (76 mm) guns on single mounts. Two guns were positioned abreast the middle funnel, one gun was on the aft superstructure and the fourth gun was on the stern. The destroyers' torpedo armament consisted of two twin rotating mounts[4] for 450-millimetre (17.7 in)[5] torpedoes located between the superstructure and the stern gun.[4]

Construction and career[]

Kaba was launched on 6 February 1915 at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal[1] and completed on 5 March.[4] The ship played a minor role during World War I. She was stricken from the navy list in November 1931,[4] decommissioned on 1 April 1932[2] and subsequently broken up.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Friedman 1985, p. 242
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Todaka, et al., p. 215
  3. ^ Watts & Gordon, p. 248
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 135
  5. ^ Friedman 2011, p. 349

Bibliography[]

  • Friedman, Norman (1985). "Japan". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
  • Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
  • Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
  • Todaka, Kazushige; Fukui, Shizuo; Eldridge, Robert D. & Leonard, Graham B. (2020). Destroyers: Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum; the Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui's Photos of Japanese Warships. Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-630-8.
  • Watts, Anthony J. & Gordon, Brian G. (1971). The Imperial Japanese Navy. London: Macdonald. ISBN 0-35603-045-8.
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