W-242 IJN DESTROYER 'FUYUZUKI 1945' WITH HULL PARTS

Fuyuzuki was a Japanese destroyer whose keel was laid in 1943, launched in January 1944, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in May 1944. The length of the ship at the time of launching was 134.2 m, width 11.6 m, and the actual full displacement - 3,700 tons. Destroyer Fuyuzuki's maximum speed was up to 33 knots. The main armament at the time of the launch was 8 100 mm guns in four twin turrets, and the secondary armament was 15 25 mm cannons, depth charge launchers and four 610 mm torpedo tubes. Fuyuzuki was the eighth Akizuki class destroyer. Destroyers of this type were designed as anti-aircraft destroyers, intended to protect high-speed Japanese aircraft carriers, which resulted in the arming with 100 mm universal artillery and weak - by Japanese standards - torpedo armament. Initially, 55 ships of this type were planned to be launched, but due to problems with the supply of raw materials, only 12 Akizuki-class destroyers entered service. However, they received very positive reviews due to their long range, high speed, good stability and sea prowess. They were considered to be one of the best destroyers of World War II. Fuyuzuki (side number 361) initially served in the home waters, and in October 1944, while on convoy service, it was damaged by the American submarine USS Trepang, which forced a renovation that lasted until November of the same year. Fuyuzuki in April 1945 took part in Operation Ten-Go, which was to come to the rescue of Okinawa's defenders. In the course of this operation - paradoxically! - primarily rescued survivors of the sunken battleship Yamato. In August 1945, it was severely damaged in the Sea of Japan - it was not renovated until the end of the Pacific War. Destroyer Fuyuzuki was scrapped in 1948.