The Japanese destroyer Tsuga (栂) was one of 21 Momi-classdestroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. She spent most of the Pacific War patrolling and escorting convoys in and around Chinese waters, during which the ship participated in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. Tsuga was sunk by American carrier aircraft in early 1945.
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]Tsuga 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]
At the start of the Pacific War on 7 December 1941, Tsuga was assigned to the China Area Fleet with two of her sister ships, Hasu and Huri. She supported the invasion of Hong Kong in December 1941 and then began convoy escort and patrolling off the Chinese coast. The ship was sunk by carrier aircraft from Task Force 38 during its South China Sea raid on 15 January 1945 at coordinates 23°33′N119°33′E / 23.550°N 119.550°E / 23.550; 119.550.[6]
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Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander & Cundall, Peter (10 August 2018). "IJN Second Class Destroyer Tsuga: Tabular Record of Movement". KUCHIKUKAN! Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Second-Class Destroyers. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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japanese, destroyer, tsuga, 1920, japanese, destroyer, tsuga, momi, class, destroyers, built, imperial, japanese, navy, late, 1910s, spent, most, pacific, patrolling, escorting, convoys, around, chinese, waters, during, which, ship, participated, battle, hong,. The Japanese destroyer Tsuga 栂 was one of 21 Momi class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy IJN in the late 1910s She spent most of the Pacific War patrolling and escorting convoys in and around Chinese waters during which the ship participated in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941 Tsuga was sunk by American carrier aircraft in early 1945 Tsuga in 1940History Empire of Japan NameTsuga BuilderIshikawajima Tokyo Laid down5 March 1919 Launched17 April 1920 Completed20 July 1920 Stricken10 March 1945 FateSunk by American aircraft 15 January 1945 General characteristics as built TypeMomi class destroyer Displacement850 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 turbines Speed36 knots 67 km h 41 mph Range3 000 nmi 5 600 km 3 500 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement110 Armament3 single 12 cm 4 7 in guns 2 twin 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 2 1 Pacific War 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 Tsuga 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 Construction and career editTsuga built at the Ishikawajima shipyard in Tokyo was laid down on 5 March 1919 launched on 17 April 1920 and completed on 20 July 1920 5 Pacific War edit At the start of the Pacific War on 7 December 1941 Tsuga was assigned to the China Area Fleet with two of her sister ships Hasu and Huri She supported the invasion of Hong Kong in December 1941 and then began convoy escort and patrolling off the Chinese coast The ship was sunk by carrier aircraft from Task Force 38 during its South China Sea raid on 15 January 1945 at coordinates 23 33 N 119 33 E 23 550 N 119 550 E 23 550 119 550 6 Notes edit Watts amp Gordon p 259 a b Jentschura Jung amp Mickel p 137 Friedman p 244 Watts amp Gordon p 260 Gardiner amp Gray p 244 Hackett Kingsepp amp CundallReferences 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 10 August 2018 IJN Second Class Destroyer Tsuga Tabular Record of Movement KUCHIKUKAN Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN s Second Class Destroyers 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 Tsuga 1920 amp oldid 1159652592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
