Akizuki-class destroyer (1942)

	Akizuki on trial run off Miyazu Bay on 17 May 1942.
Class overview
Name	Akizuki class
Builders	Maizuru Naval Arsenal; Sasebo Naval Arsenal; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Uraga Dock Company;
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy; Republic of China Navy; Soviet Navy;
Preceded by	Yūgumo class
Succeeded by	Matsu class
Subclasses	Akizuki class (Pr. F51); Fuyutsuki class (Pr. F51); Michitsuki class (Pr. F53);
Built	1940–1945
In commission	1942–1945 (IJN)
Planned	6 (1939) + 10 (1941) + 23 (1942)
Completed	12
Cancelled	20
Lost	6
Retired	6
General characteristics (as per Whitley)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,700 long tons (2,743 t) (standard)
Length	134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Installed power	3 × water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines 52,000 shp (38,776 kW)
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	263 (Akizuki in 1942); 315 (Akizuki in October 1944);
Armament	Akizuki in 1942; 4 × twin 100 mm (3.9 in) DP guns; 2 × twin 25 mm (1 in) AA guns; 1 × quadruple 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes; 56 × depth charges; Suzutsuki in April 1945; 4 × twin 100 mm (3.9 in) DP guns; 7 × triple, 26 × single 25 mm (1 in) AA guns; 3 × single 13 mm (0.51 in) AA guns; 1 × quadruple 610 mm torpedo tubes; 56 × depth charges;

The Akizuki-class destroyers (秋月型駆逐艦, Akizuki-gata Kuchikukan) was a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) built during World War II to complement the Kagerō class, primarily for the role of anti-aircraft screening for carrier battle groups. The class was also designated the Type-B Destroyer (乙型駆逐艦, Otsu-gata Kuchikukan), from their plan name. During the war, the class proved to be a very capable multipurpose platform and was well regarded in the IJN.

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