Akatsuki-class destroyer (1901)
Akatsuki-class destroyer Kasumi in London on commissioning, 1902 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Akatsuki class |
| Builders | Yarrow & Co, Cubitt Town, London |
| Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceded by | Murakumo class |
| Succeeded by | Shirakumo class |
| In commission | December 1901 – April 1913 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 6.28 m (20.6 ft) |
| Draught | 1.73 m (5.7 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft reciprocating, 4 Yarrow boilers, 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Complement | 62 |
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The Akatsuki-class destroyers (暁型駆逐艦, Akatsukigata kuchikukan) was a class of two torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built in Britain in 1901-02.