Fubuki-class Destroyer
Description
Model depicted: -
Scale: -
Ships in class: 20
Type I (Fubuki)
| Kanji | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吹雪 | Fubuki DD-35 |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 19 June 1926 | 15 November 1927 | 10 August 1928 | Sunk in surface action off Guadalcanal [09.06S, 159.38E] on 11 October 1942; struck 15 November 1942 |
| 白雪 | Shirayuki DD-36 |
Yokohama Dockyard, Japan | 19 March 1927 | 20 March 1928 | 18 December 1928 | air attack off Dampir Strait [07.15S, 148.30E] on 3 March 1943; struck 1 April 1943 |
| 初雪 | Hatsuyuki DD-37 |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 12 April 1927 | 29 September 1928 | 30 March 1929 | Air attack off Buin [06.50S, 155.47E] on 17 July 1943; struck 15 October 1943 |
| 深雪 | Miyuki DD-38 |
Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 30 April 1927 | 26 June 1928 | 29 June 1929 | Collision with Inazuma, S Cheju Island [33N, 125.30E] on 29 June 1934; struck 15 August 1934 |
| 叢雲 | Murakumo DD-39 |
Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 25 April 1927 | 27 September 1928 | 10 May 1929 | Sunk in action off Guadalcanal [08.40S, 159.20E] on 12 October 1942; struck 15 November 1942 |
| 東雲 | Shinonome DD-40 |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 12 August 1926 | 26 November 1927 | 25 July 1928 | Mined off Miri [04.24N, 114E] on 17 December 1941; struck 15 January 1942 |
| 薄雲 | Usugumo DD-41 |
Ishikawajima Shipyards, Japan | 21 October 1926 | 26 December 1927 | 26 July 1928 | renamed as Usugumo 1 August 1928; Torpedoed off Etorofu [47.43N, 147.55E] on 7 July 1944; struck 10 September 1944 |
| 白雲 | Shirakumo DD-42 |
Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 27 October 1926 | 27 December 1927 | 28 July 1928 | renamed as Shiragumo 1 August 1928; Torpedoed off Cape Erimo [42.25N, 144.55E] on 16 March 1944; struck 31 March 1944 |
| 磯波 | Isonami DD-43 |
Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 18 October 1926 | 24 November 1927 | 30 June 1928 | renamed as Isonami on 1 August 1928; Torpedoed off SW Celebes [05.26S, 123.04E] on 9 April 1943; struck 1 August 1943 |
| 浦波 | Uranami DD-44 |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 28 April 1927 | 29 November 1928 | 30 June 1929 | Air attack W of Panay [11.50N, 123E] on 26 October 1944; struck 10 December 1944 |
Type II (Ayanami)
| Kanji | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 綾波 | Ayanami DD-45 |
Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 20 January 1928 | 5 October 1929 | 30 April 1930 | Scuttled off Guadalcanal by Uranami [09.10S, 159.52E]; 15 November 1942; struck 15 December 1942 |
| 敷波 | Shikinami DD-46 |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 6 July 1928 | 22 June 1929 | 24 December 1929 | Torpedoed S of Hainan [18.16N, 114.40E] 12 September 1944; struck 10 October 1944 |
| 朝霧 | Asagiri DD-47 |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 12 December 1928 | 18 November 1929 | 30 June 1930 | Air attack off Guadalcanal [08S, 160.10E] on 28 August 1942; struck 1 October 1942 |
| 夕霧 | Yūgiri DD-48 |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 1 April 1929 | 12 May 1930 | 3 December 1930 | Sunk in action, central Solomons [04.44S, 154E] on 25 November 1943; struck 15 December 1943 |
| 天霧 | Amagiri DD-49 |
Ishikawajima Shipyards, Japan | 28 November 1928 | 27 February 1930 | 10 November 1930 | Mined, S of Makassar Strait [02.10S, 116.45E] on 23 April 1944; struck 10 June 1944 |
| 狭霧 | Sagiri DD-50 |
Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 28 March 1929 | 23 December 1929 | 30 January 1931 | Torpedoed off Kuching [01.34N, 110.21E] on 24 December 1941; struck 15 January 1942 |
| 朧 | Oboro DD-51 |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 29 November 1929 | 8 November 1930 | 31 October 1931 | Air attack off Kiska Island [52.17N, 178.08E] on 16 October 1942; struck 15 November 1942 |
| 曙 | Akebono DD-52 |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 25 October 1929 | 7 November 1930 | 31 July 1931 | Air attack Manila Bay [14.35N, 120.50E] on 13 November 1944; struck 10 January 1945 |
| 漣 | Sazanami DD-53 |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 21 February 1930 | 6 June 1931 | 19 May 1932 | Torpedoed E of Palau [05.15N, 141.15E] on 14 January 1944; struck 10 March 1944 |
| 潮 | Ushio DD-54 |
Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 24 December 1929 | 17 November 1930 | 14 November 1931 | surrendered to Allies 15 September 1945; scrapped 1948 |
The Fubuki-class destroyers were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Fubuki class has been described as the world's first modern destroyer. The Fubuki class set a new standard not only for Japanese vessels, but for destroyers around the world. At a time when British and American destroyers had changed little from their un-turreted, single-gun mounts and light weaponry, the Japanese destroyers were bigger, more powerfully armed, and faster than any similar class of vessel in the other fleets. They remained formidable opponents to the end of World War II, despite being much older than many of their adversaries.
