Yudachi

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Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer of the Shiratsuyu class that served in World War II, notably participating in several major Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1942.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship
Shiratsuyu-class destroyer
destroyer
allegiance Imperial Japanese Navy
armament 127 mm naval guns
Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes
torpedo tubes
belligerentSide Axis powers
builtIn Japan
class Shiratsuyu class
completed 1937
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
crewComplement about 180 personnel
dateOfSinking 1942-11-13
displacement about 1,700 tons standard
fate sunk
laidDown 1934
launched 1936
length about 107 meters
maximumSpeed about 34 knots
navalEnsign Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan
notableFor Tokyo Express transport runs
night combat operations
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Battle of Cape Esperance
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific War
partOf Shiratsuyu-class destroyer group
placeOfSinking near Guadalcanal
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role escort
torpedo attack ship
serviceEntry 1937
status war loss
sunkBy USS Portland
United States Navy
sunkIn Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
theater Solomon Islands campaign
South Pacific
usedIn night torpedo attacks
yearOfDisestablishment 1942

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