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13-575: (Redirected from Takanami ) Three Japanese destroyers have been named Takanami : Japanese destroyer  Takanami  (1942) , a Yūgumo -class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II JDS  Takanami an Ayanami -class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), decommissioned in 1989 JS  Takanami  (DD-110) ,

26-756: A Takanami -class destroyer of the JMSDF, on active duty as of 2011 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japanese_destroyer_Takanami&oldid=1045389395 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship names Japanese Navy ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

39-406: A draft of 3.76 meters (12 ft 4 in). They displaced 2,110 metric tons (2,080 long tons) at standard load and 2,560 metric tons (2,520 long tons) at deep load. The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines , each driving one propeller shaft , using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers . The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000 shaft horsepower (39,000 kW) for

52-455: A designed speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The main armament of the Yūgumo class consisted of six Type 3 127-millimeter (5.0 in) guns in three twin- gun turrets , one superfiring pair aft and one turret forward of the superstructure . The guns were able to elevate up to 75° to increase their ability against aircraft, but their slow rate of fire, slow traversing speed, and

65-456: A specific type of torpedo, while submarine torpedo tubes are general-purpose launchers, and are often also capable of deploying mines and cruise missiles . Most modern launchers are standardized on a 12.75-inch (324 mm) diameter for light torpedoes (deck mounted aboard ship) or a 21-inch (533 mm) diameter for heavy torpedoes (underwater tubes), although torpedoes of other classes and diameters have been used. A submarine torpedo tube

78-536: A torpedo loading system, but safety is paramount. There are various manual and hydraulic handling systems for loading torpedoes into the tubes. Prior to the Ohio class , US SSBNs utilized manual block and tackle which took about 15 minutes to load a tube. SSNs prior to the Seawolf class used a hydraulic system that was much faster and safer in conditions where the ship needed to maneuver. The German Type 212 submarine uses

91-422: Is a more complex mechanism than a torpedo tube on a surface ship, because the tube has to accomplish the function of moving the torpedo from the normal atmospheric pressure within the submarine into the sea at the ambient pressure of the water around the submarine. Thus a submarine torpedo tube operates on the principle of an airlock . The diagram illustrates the operation of a submarine torpedo tube. The diagram

104-419: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Japanese destroyer Takanami (1942) The Yūgumo class was a repeat of the preceding Kagerō class with minor improvements that increased their anti-aircraft capabilities. Their crew numbered 228 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured 119.17 meters (391 ft 0 in) overall , with a beam of 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) and

117-409: Is somewhat simplified but does show the working of a submarine torpedo launch. A torpedo tube has a considerable number of interlocks for safety reasons. For example, an interlock prevents the breech door and muzzle door from opening at the same time. The submarine torpedo launch sequence is, in simplified form: Spare torpedoes are stored behind the tube in racks. Speed is a desirable feature of

130-422: The lack of any sort of high-angle fire-control system meant that they were virtually useless as anti-aircraft guns . They were built with four Type 96 25-millimeter (1.0 in) anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but more of these guns were added over the course of the war. The ships were also armed with eight 610-millimeter (24.0 in) torpedo tubes in a two quadruple traversing mounts; one reload

143-429: Was carried for each tube. Their anti-submarine weapons comprised two depth charge throwers for which 36 depth charges were carried. On the night of October 13–14, she escorted battleships Kongō and Haruna during the bombardment of Henderson Field , Guadalcanal . On the night of October 15–16, she escorted cruisers Myōkō and Maya during the bombardment of Henderson Field. On 30 November 1942, Takanami

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156-567: Was on a supply transport run to Guadalcanal, when her task group engaged a United States Navy task group in the Battle of Tassafaronga , where was sunk by gunfire from the heavy cruisers USS New Orleans and Minneapolis , largely from Minneapolis — several miles south-southwest of Savo Island ( 9°14′S 159°49′E  /  9.23°S 159.82°E  / -9.23; 159.82 ), with 197 killed; 48 survivors reached Guadalcanal, 19 were later captured by US troops. However, before she

169-697: Was sunk, Takanami managed to fire off her torpedoes, inflicting devastating damage on the very ships that sank her. Two torpedoes hit Minneapolis , blowing her bow clean off. Meanwhile, one torpedo hit New Orleans , igniting her turret one magazines and blowing off the entire section of the cruiser forward of her super firing turret. Torpedo tube A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes . There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes fitted to submarines and some surface ships, and deck-mounted units (also referred to as torpedo launchers ) installed aboard surface vessels. Deck-mounted torpedo launchers are usually designed for

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