Sakura-class destroyer

Sakura at Sasebo, 1918
Class overview
NameSakura class
BuildersMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Operators Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded byUmikaze class
Succeeded byUrakaze class
In commission21 May 1912 - 1 April 1932
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement530 tons normal, 830 tons full load
Length
  • 79.2 m (260 ft) pp
  • 83.6 m (274 ft) overall
Beam7.3 m (24 ft)
Draught2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Propulsioncoal-fired boilers, triple-expansion reciprocating engines, 9,500 ihp (7,100 kW)
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range2,400 nmi (4,400 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement94
Armament
  • 1 × 120 mm/40 cal guns
  • 4 × 80 mm/40 cal guns
  • 4 × 450 mm torpedoes

The Sakura-class destroyers (桜型駆逐艦, Sakuragata kuchikukan) was a class of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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