 Sister ship Sakura at Sasebo, 1918
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Tachibana |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 29 April 1911 |
| Launched | 27 January 1912 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sakura class |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 83.6 m (274 ft) |
| Beam | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Draught | 2.2 m (7.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | reciprocating engines, 9,500 ihp (7,100 kW) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 92 |
| Armament | |
Tachibana (橘) was a Sakura-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Design
Tachibana and her sister ship Sakura were at first planned to be large ocean-going vessels however due to financial problems they were redesigned to a smaller type. Unlike the preceding Umikaze class, which was powered by Parsons turbines, Sakura and Tachibana were installed with Kanpon vertical expansion engines.
Service
The ship, built at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal, was launched and completed in 1912, and entered service shortly afterward. After 20 years of service, Tachibana was decommissioned in 1932 and scrapped in 1933.
References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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