Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War

Destroyer class

Momi-class destroyer

Momi class

The class in numbers

  • 28 Planned
  • 21 Completed
  • 7 Cancelled
  • 11 Lost
  • 10 Scrapped

Design and service

Type
Destroyer
Built
1918–1923
In commission
1919–1946
Preceded by
Kawakaze-class destroyer
Builders
  • Kawasaki Dockyard Co. (6)
  • Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard (4)
  • Uraga Dock Company (4)
  • Fujinagata Shipyards (3)
  • Kure Naval Arsenal (2)
  • Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (2)

Class specifications

Figures for the class as designed. Individual vessels varied, sometimes considerably — each vessel page carries its own configurations.

As built
Displacement, standard
850 long tons (864 t)
Displacement, full load
1,020 long tons (1,036 t)
Length
85.34 m (280 ft) OA
Speed
36 knots (66.7 km/h, 41.4 mph)
Complement
148
Main gun
120 mm (4.7 in)
Armament
  • 3 × single 12 cm Type 3 guns
  • 2 × twin 53.3 cm torpedo tubes

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