The Japanese destroyer Hishi (菱) was one of 21 Momi-classdestroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. She was converted into a patrol boat (Patrol Boat No. 37) in 1940 and spent the Pacific War on escort duties, mostly in Japanese waters. The ship was sunk off Borneo by USS Pope on 24 January 1942 and was struck from the naval list on 10 April 1942.
The Momi class was designed with higher speed and better seakeeping than the preceding Enoki-class second-class destroyers.[1] The ships had an overall length of 280 feet (85.3 m) and were 275 feet (83.8 m) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 26 feet (7.9 m), and a mean draft of 8 feet (2.4 m). The Momi-class ships displaced 850 long tons (864 t) at standard load and 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) at deep load.[2]Hishi was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Kamponwater-tube boilers.[3] The turbines were designed to produce 21,500 shaft horsepower (16,000 kW) to give the ships a speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 275 long tons (279 t) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and crewmen.[4]
The main armament of the Momi-class ships consisted of three 12-centimeter (4.7 in) Type 3 guns in single mounts; one gun forward of the well deck, one between the two funnels, and the last gun atop the aft superstructure. The guns were numbered '1' to '3' from front to rear. The ships carried two above-water twin sets of 533-millimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes; one mount was in the well deck between the forward superstructure and the bow gun and the other between the aft funnel and aft superstructure.[2]
In 1939–40, Hishi was converted into a patrol boat. Her torpedo tubes, minesweeping gear, and aft 12 cm gun were removed in exchange for two triple mounts for license-built25 mm (1 in) Type 96 light AA guns and 60 depth charges. In addition one boiler was removed, which reduced her speed to 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) from 12,000 shp (8,900 kW). These changes made her top heavy and ballast had to be added which increased her displacement to 950 metric tons (935 long tons).[5][6]
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Hishi, built at the Uraga Dock Company in Uraga, was launched on 13 October 1920 and completed on 10 December 1920.[6] From December 1939 to April 1940, she was converted into a patrol boat and was renamed Patrol Boat No. 37 on 1 April 1940. The ship was sunk off Borneo by USS Pope on 24 January 1942. She was officially struck from the IJN's naval list on 10 April 1942.
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Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander & Cundall, Peter (11 June 2016). "IJN Patrol Boat No. 37: Tabular Record of Movement". SHOKAITEI! Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Patrol Boats. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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japanese, destroyer, hishi, 1921, other, ships, with, same, name, japanese, destroyer, hishi, japanese, destroyer, hishi, momi, class, destroyers, built, imperial, japanese, navy, late, 1910s, converted, into, patrol, boat, patrol, boat, 1940, spent, pacific, . For other ships with the same name see Japanese destroyer Hishi The Japanese destroyer Hishi 菱 was one of 21 Momi class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy IJN in the late 1910s She was converted into a patrol boat Patrol Boat No 37 in 1940 and spent the Pacific War on escort duties mostly in Japanese waters The ship was sunk off Borneo by USS Pope on 24 January 1942 and was struck from the naval list on 10 April 1942 Sister ship Kuri at anchor 1937HistoryEmpire of JapanNameHishiBuilderUraga Dock Company Uraga JapanLaid down10 November 1920Launched9 May 1921Completed23 March 1922Stricken10 April 1942FateSunk off Borneo 1 14 24 S 117 01 12 E 1 240 S 117 02 E 1 240 117 02 by USS Pope 24 January 1942General characteristics as builtTypeMomi class destroyerDisplacement850 long tons 864 t normal 1 020 long tons 1 036 t deep load Length275 ft 83 8 m pp 280 ft 85 3 m o a Beam26 ft 7 9 m Draft8 ft 2 4 m Installed power3 Kampon water tube boilers 21 500 shp 16 000 kW Propulsion2 shafts 2 geared steam turbinesSpeed36 knots 67 km h 41 mph Range3 000 nmi 5 600 km 3 500 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement110Armament3 single 12 cm 4 7 in guns 2 twin 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDesign and description editThe Momi class was designed with higher speed and better seakeeping than the preceding Enoki class second class destroyers 1 The ships had an overall length of 280 feet 85 3 m and were 275 feet 83 8 m between perpendiculars They had a beam of 26 feet 7 9 m and a mean draft of 8 feet 2 4 m The Momi class ships displaced 850 long tons 864 t at standard load and 1 020 long tons 1 036 t at deep load 2 Hishi was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Kampon water tube boilers 3 The turbines were designed to produce 21 500 shaft horsepower 16 000 kW to give the ships a speed of 36 knots 67 km h 41 mph The ships carried a maximum of 275 long tons 279 t of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3 000 nautical miles 5 600 km 3 500 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Their crew consisted of 110 officers and crewmen 4 The main armament of the Momi class ships consisted of three 12 centimeter 4 7 in Type 3 guns in single mounts one gun forward of the well deck one between the two funnels and the last gun atop the aft superstructure The guns were numbered 1 to 3 from front to rear The ships carried two above water twin sets of 533 millimeter 21 in torpedo tubes one mount was in the well deck between the forward superstructure and the bow gun and the other between the aft funnel and aft superstructure 2 In 1939 40 Hishi was converted into a patrol boat Her torpedo tubes minesweeping gear and aft 12 cm gun were removed in exchange for two triple mounts for license built 25 mm 1 in Type 96 light AA guns and 60 depth charges In addition one boiler was removed which reduced her speed to 18 knots 33 km h 21 mph from 12 000 shp 8 900 kW These changes made her top heavy and ballast had to be added which increased her displacement to 950 metric tons 935 long tons 5 6 Construction and career editHishi built at the Uraga Dock Company in Uraga was launched on 13 October 1920 and completed on 10 December 1920 6 From December 1939 to April 1940 she was converted into a patrol boat and was renamed Patrol Boat No 37 on 1 April 1940 The ship was sunk off Borneo by USS Pope on 24 January 1942 She was officially struck from the IJN s naval list on 10 April 1942 Notes edit Watts amp Gordon p 259 a b Jentschura Jung amp Mickel p 137 Friedman p 244 Watts amp Gordon p 260 Hackett Kingsepp amp Cundall a b Gardiner amp Gray p 244References editFriedman Norman 1985 Japan In Gardiner Robert amp Gray Randal eds Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 907 3 Hackett Bob Kingsepp Sander amp Cundall Peter 11 June 2016 IJN Patrol Boat No 37 Tabular Record of Movement SHOKAITEI Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN s Patrol Boats Combinedfleet com Retrieved 24 April 2021 Jentschura Hansgeorg Jung Dieter amp Mickel Peter 1977 Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1869 1945 Annapolis Maryland United States Naval Institute ISBN 0 87021 893 X Watts Anthony J amp Gordon Brian G 1971 The Imperial Japanese Navy Garden City New York Doubleday ISBN 0 35603 045 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese destroyer Hishi 1921 amp oldid 1151721913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
