Japanese destroyer Shiranui (1899)

Shiranui anchored shortly after commissioning, May 1899
History
Empire of Japan
NameShiranui
Namesake不知火 ("Phosphorescent Foam")
Ordered1896
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, England
Laid down1 January 1898
Launched15 March 1899
Completed13 May 1899
Commissioned13 May 1899
Reclassified
Stricken1 August 1923
RenamedNo. 2526 1 August 1923
ReclassifiedGeneral utility vessel (cargo ship) 1 August 1923
Decommissioned25 February 1925
FateHulked 25 February 1925
General characteristics
TypeMurakumo-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 275 long tons (279 t) normal
  • 360.5 long tons (366.3 t) full load
Length
  • 208 ft (63 m) waterline,
  • 210 ft (64 m) overall
Beam19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Draught6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Depth13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
PropulsionReciprocating engine, 3 boilers, 5,800 ihp (4,300 kW), 2 shafts
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement50
Armament
Service record
Operations:

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).