Hanazuki underway, 18 December 1944
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Hanazuki
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down	10 February 1944
Launched	10 October 1944
Completed	26 December 1944
Commissioned	26 December 1944
Stricken	5 October 1945
Fate	Sunk as target offGotō Islands,Japan, 3 February 1948
General characteristics
Class & type	Akizuki-classdestroyer
Displacement	2,700 long tons (2,743 t) standard 3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full load
Length	134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
Beam	11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draft	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	4 × Kampon type boilers 2 × Kampon geared turbines 2 × shafts, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	33knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range	8,300 nmi (15,400 km) at 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement	300
Armament	8 × 100 mm (4 in)/65calType 98 DP guns 37 ×Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns 4 ×13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns 4 × 610 mm (24 in)torpedo tubes 8 ×Type 93 torpedoes 72 × Type 95depth charges

Hanazuki (花月) was anAkizuki-classdestroyer of theImperial Japanese Navy. Her name translates as "flower (sakura) moon", or an alternate name for "March".

TheAkizuki-class ships were originally designed asanti-aircraft escorts forcarrier battle groups, but were modified withtorpedo tubes anddepth charges to meet the need for more general-purpose destroyers. The ships measured 134.2 meters (440 ft 3 in)overall, withbeams of 11.6 meters (38 ft 1 in) anddrafts of 4.15 meters (13 ft 7 in).^[1] They displaced 2,701long tons (2,744 t) atstandard load^[2] and 3,420 long tons (3,470 t) atdeep load.^[3] Their crews numbered 300 officers andenlisted men.^[2]

Each ship had twoKampon gearedsteam turbines, each driving onepropeller shaft using steam provided by three Kamponwater-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000shaft horsepower (38,776 kW) for a designed speed of 33knots (61 km/h; 38 mph). The ships carried enoughfuel oil to give them ranges of 8,300nautical miles (15,400 km; 9,600 mi) at speeds of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).^[4]

The main armament of theAkizuki class consisted of eight10 cm Type 98 dual-purpose guns in four twin-gun turrets, onesuperfiring pair fore and aft of thesuperstructure.Hanazuki was equipped with 41Type 96 25-millimeter (1 in)anti-aircraft (AA) guns in seven triple-gun mounts and twenty single mounts. The ships were also each armed with four 610-millimeter (24 in) torpedo tubes in a single quadruple rotating mountamidships forType 93 (Long Lance) torpedoes; one reload was carried for each tube. The later batches of ships were each equipped with twodepth charge throwers and two sets of rails for which 72 depth charges were carried.Hanazuki was equipped with aType 13early-warning radar on hermainmast and a Type 22surface-search radar on herforemast.^[5][6]

In June 1947,Hanazuki was turned over toUnited States as "DD-934", and was later sunk as target offGotō Islands,Japan on 3 February 1948.

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