Japanese destroyer Kaki (1944)
Sister ship Nire in January or February 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Kaki |
| Namesake | Persimmon |
| Ordered | 1943 |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 5 October 1944 |
| Launched | 11 December 1944 |
| Completed | 5 March 1945 |
| Stricken | 5 October 1945 |
| Fate | Turned over to the US Navy, 4 July 1947, and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu-class escort destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,309 t (1,288 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 3.37 m (11 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × water-tube boilers; 19,000 shp (14,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph) |
| Range | 4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
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Kaki (柿, "Persimmon") was one of 23 escort destroyers of the Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. Completed in March 1945 the ship was lightly damaged during an American airstrike later that month. She was used to repatriate Japanese personnel after the war until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the United States and subsequently scrapped.