Super Akizuki-class destroyer
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{{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Super Akizuki class |Builders= |Operators={{navy|Empire of Japan}} |Class before=*{{sclass|Akizuki|destroyer (1942)|4}}
|Class after= |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range= |In service range= |In commission range= |Total ships building= |Total ships planned=16 (1941) + 7 (1942) |Total ships completed= |Total ships cancelled=23 }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship type=Destroyer |Ship displacement=*3,030 tons standard;
|Ship length={{convert|440|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} (overall) |Ship beam={{convert|39|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|13|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth={{convert|23|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship power= |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed={{convert|36.7|kn|km/h}} |Ship range={{convert|8,000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} |Ship endurance= |Ship complement= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*4 × 2 3.9 in (100 mm) / 65 cal 10 cm/65 Type 98 naval guns DP guns
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The Super Akizuki-class destroyer (超秋月型駆逐艦 or 改秋月型駆逐艦, Chō Akizuki-class or Kai Akizuki-class) were a projected class of destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), developed during the Second World War. The intention was to develop a faster destroyer based on the {{sclass|Akizuki|destroyer (1942)|4}}. The IJN Technical Department (艦政本部, Kansei-hombu) gave them the project number V7. However, the project was cancelled with none of the proposed ships being completed, because of the continued Japanese defeats.
Ships in class
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! Ship !! Ship # !! Note | ||
| 16 destroyers | 770 to 785 | Re-planned to 16 of Akizuki class (Ship # 5061-5076) on 30 June 1942. |
| {{nihongo|Kitakaze|北風}} {{nihongo|Hayakaze|早風}} {{nihongo|Natsukaze|夏風}} {{nihongo|Fuyukaze|冬風}} {{nihongo|Hatsunatsu|初夏}} {{nihongo|Hatsuaki|初秋}} {{nihongo|Hayaharu|早春}} | 5077 5078 5079 5080 5081 5082 5083 | Converted from {{sclass|Super Shimakaze|destroyer|4}}, cancelled on 9 June 1944 |
Books
- Rekishi Gunzo, History of Pacific War Vol.23 Akizuki class destroyers, Gakken (Japan), 1999, {{ISBN|4-05-602063-9}}
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.19 Destroyer Asashio class/Akizuki class, Ushio Shobō (Japan), 1978, Book code 8343-7
- Collection of writings by Sizuo Fukui Vol.5, Stories of Japanese Destroyers, Kōjinsha (Japan) 1993, {{ISBN|4-7698-0611-6}}
{{WWII Japanese ships}}
Category:Destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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