Japanese destroyer Kuwa (1944)

Japanese destroyer Kuwa (1944)
Momi II.jpg Sister ship Momi, 4 September 1944
Career (Empire of Japan)
Name:	Kuwa
Namesake:	Mulberry
Builder:	Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka
Laid down:	20 December 1943
Launched:	25 May 1944
Completed:	15 July 1944
Fate:	Sunk by gunfire, 3 December 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type:	Matsu-class escort destroyer
Displacement:	1,282 t (1,262 long tons) (standard)
Length:	100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam:	9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draft:	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power:	2 × water-tube boilers; 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed:	27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph)
Range:	4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement:	210
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × Type 22 search radar 1 × Type 13 early-warning radar
Armament:	1 × twin, 1 × single 127 mm (5 in) DP guns 4 × triple, 13 × single 25 mm (1 in) AA guns 1 × quadruple 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes 2 × rails, 2 × throwers for 36 depth charges

Kuwa (桑, "Mulberry") was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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