Japanese destroyer Asashio (1902)
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Asashio (朝潮, "Morning Tide") was one of two Shirakumo-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 1900s. During the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), she took part in the Battle of Port Arthur in February 1904, the Battle of the Yellow Sea in August 1904, and the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. During World War I (1914–1918), she participated in the Battle of Tsingtao in 1914.
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Name | Asashio |
Namesake | 朝潮 ("Morning Tide") |
Ordered | 1900 |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, England |
Yard number | Destroyer No. 16 |
Laid down | 3 April 1901 |
Launched | 10 January 1902 |
Completed | 4 May 1902 |
Commissioned | 4 May 1902 |
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Stricken | 1 April 1923 |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 322 tons normal, 432 tons full load |
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Beam | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
Depth | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) |
Propulsion | 2-shaft reciprocating engines, 4 boilers, engine output 7,000 hp (5,200 kW) |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
Complement | 62 |
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