Japanese destroyer Sakura (1911)

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Sakura.

Destroyer Sakura at Sasebo, 1918
History
Empire of Japan
NameSakura
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid downMarch 1911
Launched20 December 1911
Commissioned21 May 1912
FateScrapped 1933
General characteristics
Class & typeSakura-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 605 tons normal
  • 830 tons full load
Length83.6 m (274 ft)
Beam7.3 m (24 ft)
Draught2.2 m (7.2 ft)
Propulsionreciprocating engines, 9,500 ihp (7,100 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement92
Armament
  • 1 × 120 mm/40 cal Type 41 guns
  • 4 × 76 mm/40 cal Type 41 guns
  • 4 × 457 mm torpedo tubes

Sakura was a Sakura-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built under the 1910 Programme as a 2nd Class destroyer.

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