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| | valign="center" | '''Ayanami Class Destroyers''' | | | valign="center" | '''Ayanami Class Destroyers''' |
− | * ''[[Ayanami|Ayanami]]'' is one of the famous ship from Special Type unit due to her outstanding performance, especially during [[wikipedia:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal|Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]] where she sank two American destroyers and severely damaged other two destroyers , then caused heavy damage to another battleship, with assisted from ''[[Nagara|Nagara]]'', ''Uranami'', and ''[[Kirishima|Kirishima]]''. | + | * ''[[Ayanami|Ayanami]]'' was one of the famous ship from Special Type unit due to her outstanding performance, especially during [[wikipedia:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal|Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]] where she sank two American destroyers and severely damaged other two destroyers, then caused heavy damage to another battleship, with assisted from ''[[Nagara|Nagara]]'', ''Uranami'', and ''[[Kirishima|Kirishima]]''. |
− | * ''[[Ushio|Ushio]]'' the only Special Type destroyer to survive WWII. | + | * ''[[Ushio|Ushio]]'' was the only Special Type destroyer to survive WWII. |
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| | valign="center" | '''Akatsuki Class Destroyers''' | | | valign="center" | '''Akatsuki Class Destroyers''' |
| The last four Special Type destroyers that got enough differences to deserve a new class name. By the way, they still had same stability problems as Fubuki Class | | The last four Special Type destroyers that got enough differences to deserve a new class name. By the way, they still had same stability problems as Fubuki Class |
− | * ''[[Hibiki|Hibiki]]'' Only Akatsuki class to fight until the war ended. Later turned over to the Soviets as reparations and renamed Верный | + | * ''[[Hibiki|Hibiki]]'' was only Akatsuki class to fight until the war ended. Later turned over to the Soviets as reparations and renamed Верный |
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| | valign="center" | '''Mutsuki Class Destroyers''' | | | valign="center" | '''Mutsuki Class Destroyers''' |
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| | valign="center" | '''Hatsuharu Class Destroyers''' | | | valign="center" | '''Hatsuharu Class Destroyers''' |
− | Hatsuharu class faced by [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]], that put more restriction than [[wikipedia:Washington_Naval_Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]. Yet, this class confronted further stability problems and needed extensive modification and redesign. | + | Hatsuharu Class faced by [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]], that put more restriction than [[wikipedia:Washington_Naval_Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]. Yet, this class confronted further stability problems and needed extensive modification and redesign. |
− | * ''[[Hatsushimo|Hatsushimo]]'' was the last Japanese destroyer sunk in the war, famed from her history that she rescued many survivors from sunken ''[[Wakaba|Wakaba]]'', ''[[Yamato|Yamato]]'',''[[Yahagi|Yahagi]]'', and ''[[Hamakaze|Hamakaze]]''. | + | * ''[[Hatsushimo|Hatsushimo]]'' was the last Japanese destroyer sunk in the war, famed from her service that she rescued many survivors from sunken ''[[Wakaba|Wakaba]]'', ''[[Yamato|Yamato]]'',''[[Yahagi|Yahagi]]'', and ''[[Hamakaze|Hamakaze]]''. |
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| | valign="center" | '''Shiratsuyu Class Destroyers''' | | | valign="center" | '''Shiratsuyu Class Destroyers''' |
| Shiratsuyu Class was redesigned from unstable Hatsuharu Class, by means of breaking [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]]. | | Shiratsuyu Class was redesigned from unstable Hatsuharu Class, by means of breaking [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]]. |
− | * ''[[Shigure|Shigure]]'' was the most famous ship from her class, known as ''Shigure of Sasebo'' and Indestructible destroyer, due to her service being sole survivor from 2 disasters. | + | * ''[[Shigure|Shigure]]'' was the most famous ship from her class, known as ''Shigure of Sasebo'' and Indestructible destroyer, being sole survivor from 2 disastrous defeat of IJN. |
− | * ''[[Yuudachi|Yuudachi]]'', ''Nightmare of Solomon poi~!'', her alias resulted from her role during [[wikipedia:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal|Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]], sinking two destroyer transports and torpedoed another heavy cruisers. | + | * ''[[Yuudachi|Yuudachi]]'', ''Nightmare of Solomon poi~!'', the alias resulted from her success, sinking two destroyer transports and torpedoed another heavy cruiser, during [[wikipedia:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal|Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]]. |
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| + | | valign="center" | '''Asashio Class Destroyers''' |
| + | Another class to ignore [[wikipedia:London_Naval_Treaty|London Naval Treaty]]. Asashio Class designed with improved boilers resulted in faster speed than preceding Shiratsuyu Class (1 knot faster). None destroyers from this class survived the war. |
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| * 1st [[Arare|Arare]] 16 November 1937 | | * 1st [[Arare|Arare]] 16 November 1937 |
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| + | | valign="center" | '''Kagerou Class Destroyers''' |
| + | Kagerou Class design, based on the success of previous Asashio Class, resulted in slightly improve stability. |
| + | * ''[[Amatsukaze|Amatsukaze]]'' received new type experimental high-pressure boiler to increase in speed, yet there was no real improvement. |
| + | * ''[[Yukikaze|Yukikaze]]'' was considered as the most famous Japanese Pacific War destroyers, as she survived [[wikipedia:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea|the Battle of the Bismarck Sea]], assisted in torpedoing three enemy ships during [[wikipedia:Battle_of_Kolombangara|the Battle of Kolombangara]], took no damage in [[wikipedia:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf|the Battle of Leyte Gulf]], the place where many IJN ships met their fate, and got only minor damage in [[wikipedia:Operation_Ten-Go|Operation Ten-Go]]. |
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| * 1st [[Akigumo|Akigumo]] 11 April 1941 | | * 1st [[Akigumo|Akigumo]] 11 April 1941 |