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Suzutsuki (涼月) was an Akizuki-classdestroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Clear Moon (in Autumn)". Suzutsuki is best known for her participation in Operation Ten-Go as one of the battleship Yamato's eight escort ships, where her bow was blown off by an American torpedo. Suzutsuki survived the battle, and escaped American forces by reversing all the way back to port. She was used as a breakwater until 20 November 1945, when her name was struck from the naval register and she was sold for scrap soon after.
The Akizuki-class ships were originally designed as anti-aircraft escorts for carrier battle groups, but were modified with torpedo tubes and depth charges to meet the need for more general-purpose destroyer. Her crew numbered 300 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured 134.2 meters (440 ft 3 in) overall, with a beam of 11.6 meters (38 ft 1 in) and a draft of 4.15 meters (13 ft 7 in).[1] They displaced 2,744 metric tons (2,701 long tons) at standard load and 3,759 metric tons (3,700 long tons) at deep load.[2]
The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000 shaft horsepower (39,000 kW) for a designed speed of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph). The ships carried up to 1,097 long tons (1,115 t) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 8,300 nautical miles (15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[3]
On 6–7 April 1945, Suzutsuki escorted the battleship Yamato from the Inland Sea on her attack mission against the Allied forces fighting on Okinawa. Her bow was torn off by a torpedo from aircraft of Task Force 58, but survived and returned to Sasebo, by steaming in reverse the whole way.[5] She, her sister shipsFuyutsuki, Yukikaze, and Hatsushimo (sunk in late July by a mine off the Inland Sea), survived the ordeal, despite suffering heavy damage, but Yamato, and five escorts, Yahagi, Asashimo, Kasumi, Hamakaze and Isokaze were all sunk with heavy losses of life. Some of the survivors were picked up by Suzutsuki.
Following the end of the war, Suzutsuki was initially used as a breakwater at Takamatsu in November 1945, then was sold for scrap that same month after her name was delisted from the Navy List on 20 November.
^Spurr, Russell (1981). A Glorious Way To Die - The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato. New York: Newmarket Press. pp. 310. ISBN9781557049131.
References
Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-146-7.
Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN0-87021-893-X.
Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-326-1.
External links
CombinedFleet.com: Akizuki-class destroyers
CombinedFleet.com: Suzutsuki history
January 21, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese July 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Japanese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 272 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja 涼月 駆逐艦 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja 涼月 駆逐艦 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Suzutsuki 涼月 was an Akizuki class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy Her name means Clear Moon in Autumn Suzutsuki is best known for her participation in Operation Ten Go as one of the battleship Yamato s eight escort ships where her bow was blown off by an American torpedo Suzutsuki survived the battle and escaped American forces by reversing all the way back to port She was used as a breakwater until 20 November 1945 when her name was struck from the naval register and she was sold for scrap soon after Suzutsuki in postwar at Ainoura Sasebo HistoryEmpire of JapanNameSuzutsukiNamesakeClear moon in autumn BuilderMitsubishi Nagasaki ShipyardLaid down15 March 1941Launched4 March 1942Completed29 December 1942Commissioned29 December 1942 Yokosuka ChinjufuIn service1942 1945Stricken20 November 1945FateScrapped in late 1945General characteristicsClass and typeAkizuki class destroyerDisplacement2 700 long tons 2 743 t standard 3 700 long tons 3 759 t full loadLength134 2 m 440 ft 3 in Beam11 6 m 38 ft 1 in Draft4 15 m 13 ft 7 in Propulsion3 Ro Gō Kampon water tube boilers 2 Kampon impulse geared turbines 2 shafts 52 000 shp 39 MW Speed33 knots 38 mph 61 km h Range8 300 nmi 15 400 km at 18 kn 21 mph 33 km h Complement263Armament15 January 1943 8 100 mm 4 in 65 cal Type 98 DP guns 12 Type 96 25 mm 0 98 in AA guns 4 3 4 610 mm 24 in torpedo tubes 8 Type 93 torpedoes 56 Type 95 depth charges October 1944 8 100 mm 4 in 65 cal DP guns 41 25 mm AA guns 7 3 20 1 4 610 mm 24 in torpedo tubes 8 Type 93 torpedoes 56 Type 2 depth charges Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksDesign and description EditThe Akizuki class ships were originally designed as anti aircraft escorts for carrier battle groups but were modified with torpedo tubes and depth charges to meet the need for more general purpose destroyer Her crew numbered 300 officers and enlisted men The ships measured 134 2 meters 440 ft 3 in overall with a beam of 11 6 meters 38 ft 1 in and a draft of 4 15 meters 13 ft 7 in 1 They displaced 2 744 metric tons 2 701 long tons at standard load and 3 759 metric tons 3 700 long tons at deep load 2 The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Kampon water tube boilers The turbines were rated at a total of 52 000 shaft horsepower 39 000 kW for a designed speed of 33 knots 61 km h 38 mph The ships carried up to 1 097 long tons 1 115 t of fuel oil which gave them a range of 8 300 nautical miles 15 400 km 9 600 mi at a speed of 18 knots 33 km h 21 mph 3 The main armament of the Akizuki class consisted of eight Type 98 100 millimeter 3 9 in dual purpose guns in four twin gun turrets two superfiring pairs fore and aft of the superstructure They carried four Type 96 25 millimeter 1 0 in anti aircraft guns in two twin gun mounts The ships were also armed with four 610 millimeter 24 0 in torpedo tubes in a single quadruple traversing mount one reload was carried for each tube Their anti submarine weapons comprised six depth charge throwers for which 72 depth charges were carried 4 Construction and career EditOn 6 7 April 1945 Suzutsuki escorted the battleship Yamato from the Inland Sea on her attack mission against the Allied forces fighting on Okinawa Her bow was torn off by a torpedo from aircraft of Task Force 58 but survived and returned to Sasebo by steaming in reverse the whole way 5 She her sister ships Fuyutsuki Yukikaze and Hatsushimo sunk in late July by a mine off the Inland Sea survived the ordeal despite suffering heavy damage but Yamato and five escorts Yahagi Asashimo Kasumi Hamakaze and Isokaze were all sunk with heavy losses of life Some of the survivors were picked up by Suzutsuki Following the end of the war Suzutsuki was initially used as a breakwater at Takamatsu in November 1945 then was sold for scrap that same month after her name was delisted from the Navy List on 20 November Notes Edit Chesneau p 195 Whitley p 204 Jentschura Jung amp Mickel p 150 Whitley pp 204 05 Spurr Russell 1981 A Glorious Way To Die The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato New York Newmarket Press pp 310 ISBN 9781557049131 References EditChesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 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 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War 2 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 326 1 External links EditCombinedFleet com Akizuki class destroyers CombinedFleet com Suzutsuki history 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