Japanese destroyer Mochizuki (1927)

Mochizuki was a Mutsuki-class destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. She carried the pennant number 1927. The ship was named after Full moon. Uraga Dock Company, Uraga laid her keel on 23 March 1926. She was launched on 28 April 1927.

Twelve ships of the class were built. The class followed the Kamikaze-class destroyer (1922) and was succeeded by the Fubuki-class destroyer.

Displacement was 1,315 long tons standard and 1,772 long tons at full load. She measured 102.4 m (336 ft) long with a beam of 9.2 m (30 ft). Her designed speed was 37.2 knots, and she carried a complement of 150.

Her main battery was four 120 mm (4.7 in) guns. Her machinery developed 38,500 shp through two shafts.

She was in commission for 1,587 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 5 January 1944.

She was sunk on 24 October 1943 by aircraft, at 5°42′S 151°40′E. The wreck survives.

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