Momo (桃, "Peach") was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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Name | Momo |
Namesake | Peach |
Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 5 November 1943 |
Launched | 25 March 1944 |
Completed | 10 June 1944 |
Fate | Sunk by Hawkbill, 15 December 1944 |
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Class and 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 |
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