Japanese destroyer Shiranui (1899)
Shiranui anchored shortly after commissioning, May 1899 | |
| History | |
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| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Shiranui |
| Namesake | 不知火 ("Phosphorescent Foam") |
| Ordered | 1896 |
| Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, England |
| Laid down | 1 January 1898 |
| Launched | 15 March 1899 |
| Completed | 13 May 1899 |
| Commissioned | 13 May 1899 |
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| Stricken | 1 August 1923 |
| Renamed | No. 2526 1 August 1923 |
| Reclassified | General utility vessel (cargo ship) 1 August 1923 |
| Decommissioned | 25 February 1925 |
| Fate | Hulked 25 February 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Murakumo-class destroyer |
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| Beam | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Depth | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion | Reciprocating engine, 3 boilers, 5,800 ihp (4,300 kW), 2 shafts |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 50 |
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Shiranui (不知火, "Phosphorescent Foam") was one of six Murakumo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1890s. Shiranui took part in several major engagements during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) and served during World War I (1914–1918).