Harusame-Class Destroyers
Tsushima Veterans - Harusame-class were pre-WWI Japanese destroyers. 4 ships commissioned 1903-1905. Small (375 tons), coal-fired, 31 knots. Two 3-inch guns + four 18-inch torpedoes. All four fought Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) including Battle of Tsushima. All four scrapped 1923-1924 after 20 years service. None survived to WWII. Represented pre-WWI Japanese destroyer standard before modern developments.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 375 t
- Displacement (full)
- 450 t
- Length
- 227 ft
- Beam
- 21.6 ft
- Crew
- 60
- Ships built
- 4
- Commissioned
- 1903-1905
- Decommissioned
- 1923-1924 (all scrapped)
Performance
- Top speed
- 29 kn
- Range
- 1500 nm at 15 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 2× 76mm (3-inch) - single mounts
- Torpedoes
- 4× 450mm (18-inch) - twin mounts
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored)
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 14.49
- Research cost
- 319
- Credit cost
- 10,143
Notable
- Russo-Japanese War destroyers (1903-1905)
- All 4 fought Battle of Tsushima (1905)
- 31 knots (equal to Murakumo-class)
- All 4 scrapped 1923-1924 (20+ years service)
- None survived to WWII
- Represented pre-war destroyer standard