Japanese destroyer Yomogi

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Japanese destroyer Kuri in 1937.jpg
Sister ship Kuri at anchor, 1937
History
Empire of Japan
NameYomogi
BuilderIshikawajima, Tokyo
Laid down26 February 1921
Launched14 March 1922
Completed19 August 1922
ReclassifiedAs Patrol Boat No. 38, 1 April 1940
Stricken10 March 1945
FateTorpedoed by USS Atule, 25 November 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Type Momi-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) (normal)
  • 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) (deep load)
Length
  • 275 ft (83.8 m) (pp)
  • 280 ft (85.3 m) (o/a)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement110
Armament
  • 3 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns
  • 2 × twin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

The Japanese destroyer Yomogi (薄) was one of 21 Momi-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. In 1940, she was converted to Patrol Boat No. 38. The ship was torpedoed in the by USS Atule on November 25th, 1944 and stricken from the navy list on March 10th, 1945.

Design and description[]

The Momi class was designed with higher speed and better seakeeping than the preceding Enoki-class second-class destroyers.[1] The ships had an overall length of 280 feet (85.3 m) and were 275 feet (83.8 m) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 26 feet (7.9 m), and a mean draft of 8 feet (2.4 m). The Momi-class ships displaced 850 long tons (864 t) at standard load and 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) at deep load.[2] Yomogi was powered by two Zoelly geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers.[3] The turbines were designed to produce 21,500 shaft horsepower (16,000 kW) to give the ships a speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 275 long tons (279 t) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and crewmen.[4]

The main armament of the Momi-class ships consisted of three 12-centimeter (4.7 in) Type 3 guns in single mounts; one gun forward of the well deck, one between the two funnels, and the last gun atop the aft superstructure. The guns were numbered '1' to '3' from front to rear. The ships carried two above-water twin sets of 533-millimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes; one mount was in the well deck between the forward superstructure and the bow gun and the other between the aft funnel and aft superstructure.[2]

In 1940, Yomogi was converted into a patrol boat. Her torpedo tubes, minesweeping gear, and aft 12 cm gun were removed in exchange for two triple mounts for license-built 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 light AA guns and 60 depth charges. In addition one boiler was removed, which reduced her speed to 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) from 12,000 shp (8,900 kW). These changes made her top heavy and ballast had to be added which increased her displacement to 950 metric tons (935 long tons).[5]

Construction and career[]

Yomogi, built at the Ishikawajima shipyard in Tokyo, was laid down on February 26th, 1921, launched on March 14th, 1922 and completed on August 19th, 1922. In 1940, she was Converted to Patrol Boat No.38 (第三十八号哨戒艇, Dai-38-Gō shōkaitei) on April 1st, 1940: It was torpedoed in the Bashi Strait by USS Atule on November 25th, 1944 and was struck from the naval list on March 10th, 1945.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Watts & Gordon, p. 259
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 137
  3. ^ Friedman, p. 244
  4. ^ Watts & Gordon, p. 260
  5. ^ Hackett, Kingsepp & Cundall

References[]

  • 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.
  • Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander & Cundall, Peter (25 May 2018). "IJN Patrol Boat No. 38: Tabular Record of Movement". SHOKAITEI! Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Patrol Boats. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  • 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.
  • Watts, Anthony J. & Gordon, Brian G. (1971). The Imperial Japanese Navy. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-35603-045-8.

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