Japanese destroyer Yūdachi (1936)

Yūdachi underway on 30 November 1936
History
Empire of Japan
NameYūdachi
Namesake夕立 ("Evening Squall")
Ordered1931 FY
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down16 October 1934
Launched21 June 1936
Commissioned7 January 1937
Stricken15 December 1942
FateSunk by USS Portland, 13 November 1942
General characteristics
Class & typeShiratsuyu-class destroyer
Displacement1,685 long tons (1,712 t)
Length
  • 103.5 m (340 ft) pp
  • 107.5 m (352 ft 8 in) waterline
Beam9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement226
Armament
Service record
Operations:

Yūdachi (夕立, "Evening Squall") was the fourth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the "Circle One" Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku).

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