These were pretty old, tired ships by the time WWII started (they had been laid down in the mid-1920s). They were the first Japanese vessels armed with 24" torpedo tubes. Most of them were spared the rigors of front-line combat and consigned to rear-echelon escort duties. Six of them were rebuilt in 1941-42 as fast transports; a role which exposed them to more danger in trying to resupply beleagured island garrisions. Not a single one of this class of twelve sister ships survived the war.
Not Pictured: Fumizuki, Kikuzuki, Kisaragi, Mikazuki, Minazuki, Mochizuki, Nagatsuki, Satsuki, Uzuki, Yayoi, Yuzuki.
| Year(s) Class Members Completed | 1926-1927 |
| Displacement | 1,772 tons |
| Dimensions | 338'9" x 30'0" x 9'8" |
| Speed | 37 knots |
| Armament |
4 x 4.7"/45 DP, up to 20 x 25mm AA, up to 5 x 13mm AA, 6 x 24" TT, 18 DCs |
| Crew | 150 |
