 Sister shipKuri at anchor, 1937 | |
| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Hagi |
| Builder | Uraga Dock Company,Uraga,Japan |
| Laid down | 28 February 1920 |
| Launched | 29 October 1920 |
| Completed | 20 April 1921 |
| Renamed | AsPatrol Boat No. 33, 1 April 1940 |
| Reclassified | Aspatrol boat, 1 April 1940 |
| Stricken | 15 January 1942 |
| Fate | Set on fire by American artillery, 23 December 1941 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Momi-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × gearedsteam turbines |
| Speed | 36knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 110 |
| Armament |
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TheJapanese destroyerHagi (萩) was one of 21Momi-classdestroyers built for theImperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. She was converted into apatrol boat in 1940 and was lost during theBattle of Wake Island shortly after the beginning of thePacific War in December 1941.
TheMomi class was designed with higher speed and betterseakeeping than the precedingEnoki-class second-class destroyers.[1] The ships had anoverall length of 280 feet (85.3 m) and were 275 feet (83.8 m)between perpendiculars. They had abeam of 26 feet (7.9 m), and a meandraft of 8 feet (2.4 m). TheMomi-class ships displaced 850long tons (864 t) atstandard load and 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) atdeep load.[2]Hagi was powered by twoParsons gearedsteam turbines, each driving onepropeller shaft using steam provided by threeKamponwater-tube boilers.[3] The turbines were designed to produce 21,500shaft horsepower (16,000 kW) to give the ships a speed of 36knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 275 long tons (279 t) offuel oil which gave them a range of 3,000nautical 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 theMomi-class ships consisted of three12-centimeter (4.7 in) Type 3 guns in single mounts; one gun forward of thewell deck, one between the twofunnels, and the last gun atop the aftsuperstructure. 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 1940,Hagi was converted into a patrol boat. Her torpedo tubes,minesweeping gear, and aft 12 cm gun were removed in exchange for two triple mounts forlicense-built25 mm (1 in) Type 96 lightAA guns and 60depth 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 hertop heavy andballast had to be added which increased her displacement to 950 metric tons (935 long tons).[5][6]
Hagi, built at theUraga Dock Companyshipyard inUraga, was laid down on February 28, 1920,launched on October 29, 1920, and completed on April 20, 1921. During 1940, she was converted into a patrol boat and was renamedPatrol Boat No. 33 on April 1. The ship was deliberatelyrun aground on 23 December 1941 during the second Battle of Wake Island at coordinates19°17′N166°37′E / 19.283°N 166.617°E /19.283; 166.617 to allow herSpecial Naval Landing Force troops to disembark. NearbyMarine anti-aircraft guns then set her on fire.Patrol Boat No. 33 was struck from theNavy List on 15 January 1942.[5]
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