Japanese destroyer Fubuki (1927)
Fubuki (1936) | |
| History | |
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| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Fubuki |
| Namesake | 吹雪 ("Blizzard") |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Yard number | Destroyer No. 35 |
| Laid down | 19 June 1926 |
| Launched | 15 November 1927 |
| Commissioned | 10 August 1928 |
| Stricken | 15 November 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk in the Battle of Cape Esperance on 11 October 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fubuki-class destroyer |
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| Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 219 |
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Fubuki (吹雪, "Blizzard") was the lead ship of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War. Fubuki was a veteran of many of the major battles of the first year of the war, and was sunk in Ironbottom Sound during the Battle of Cape Esperance in World War II.