Destroyer FAQs
 
1/200
 
Posted By: Shuuji miyaguchi <kmm@mbg.sphere.ne.jp>
Date: Tuesday, 19 December 2000, at 1:37 p.m.
 
How do you do, it likes a Japanese model.
I am making 1/200 Japanese Naval Vessel Model,
See my WEB by all means.
Will you will be understood in this English?
Link: http://www7.freeweb.ne.jp/shopping/kmm/
 
Re: 1/200
 
Posted By: Frido Kip <frido.kip@hetnet.nl>
Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2000, at 10:38 a.m.
 
In Response To: 1/200 (Shuuji miyaguchi)
 
Thanks for your respons. I'm very impressed by your 1/200 scale Shimakaze. As I've never heard of a model of this destroyer in this scale I assume that it's scratchbuilt? If so, wow great job!!
 
1/300 SCALE IJN WWII DESTROYER KITS RE-ISSUED.
 
Posted By: NICK ROGERS <LANAUZE-ROGERS@xtra.co.nz>
Date: Thursday, 14 December 2000, at 4:34 a.m.
 
Recently on the www.warship.simplenet.com Noticeboard I note that Tamiya
has re-released two 1/300 scale kitsets.
Hobbylink Japan list them. At www.hlj.com
They are described as being with a Waterline and Full Hull Option.
See http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljpage.cgi?TAM92140 c/w with box art.
I am totally gobsmacked that Tamiya had 2 lots of 1/300 scale old kit tooling lurking in their attic.
Has anyone sighted or built these kits? How highly you do rate them?
Are there any other obscure scale warship kits in Tamiya's back catalogue?
One wonders about dioramas with the 1/300 scale Lee Models HMS Aurora (aka Chungking) Arethusa Class light cruiser.
Are there any other 1/300 ship kits out there? Or are these three models orphans?
 
Re: 1/300 SCALE IJN WWII DESTROYER KITS RE-ISSUED.
 
Posted By: Jerry Wesolowski <j.wes@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thursday, 14 December 2000, at 6:11 p.m.
 
In Response To: 1/300 SCALE IJN WWII DESTROYER KITS RE-ISSUED. (NICK 
ROGERS)
 
I think I remember these from the 60's. If memory serves me right they were very lacking in detail. I believe the two destroyers were the only two 1/300 scale ships that Tamiya released. However there were several 1/400 cruisers that were released at the same time. The box art was something I really remember with a sense of awe. They showed the ships from amidships sailing away from the viewer at high speed. I believe one or two of them were sailing into a rising/setting sun motiff. If I remember right they did the CHOKAI, MAYA, MOGAMI, and SUZUYA. The MOGAMI was done with the aft flight deck, while the SUZUYA was done with the light cruiser armament. The MAYA was done as she looked after the bombing attack that cost her the turret forward the bridge.
Again the kits were not very well detailed for the time. By todays standards the would really be crude. I've recently had the opportunity to see a couple of these kits again. A freind of mine in Detroit has a couple of them.
Does any one else out there remember these kits. Or is it possible that I'm just showing off my age.
 
1/700 Hatsuharu destroyer by Aoshima
 
Posted By: Cataldo Torelli <ctorelli@cirsa.com>
Date: Monday, 20 November 2000, at 4:40 a.m.
 
How good (or bad) is this kit ? I'm planning to make her like Hatsuharu in Jun'42. Accuracy ?
 
Re: 1/700 Hatsuharu destroyer by Aoshima
 
Posted By: Frido Kip <frido.kip@hetnet.nl>
Date: Monday, 20 November 2000, at 10:27 a.m.
 
In Response To: 1/700 Hatsuharu destroyer by Aoshima (Cataldo Torelli)
 
Want the truth? Terrible! Don't think about it, buy the Skywave kit!
I actually have both kits and there is simply no comparison. If you have no choice the Aoshima kit can be made into a reasonable model, but it needs extensive modifications and refinements due to its crudeness.
 
Re: 1/700 Hatsuharu destroyer by Aoshima
 
Posted By: Randy
Date: Monday, 20 November 2000, at 5:53 p.m.
 
In Response To: 1/700 Hatsuharu destroyer by Aoshima (Cataldo Torelli)
 
Frido is correct; don't even waste your time with the Aoshima kit. Use the Skywave dream and find the Waveline resin kit (at HLJ?) of Hatsuharu as built...it's another gem of a kit!
 
Re: 1/700 Hatsuharu destroyer by Aoshima
 
Posted By: Cataldo Torelli <ctorelli@cirsa.com>
Date: Monday, 20 November 2000, at 11:24 a.m.
 
In Response To: Re: 1/700 Hatsuharu destroyer by Aoshima (Frido Kip)
 
You're right ! I was working with the kit (cleaning, cleaning and cleaning) and it's really bad. It will be a good bed for experiments.........
 
"Kitkutsuki"
 
Posted By: David_Aiken <David_Aiken@hotmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, 3 October 2000, at 7:40 a.m.
 
In the continuing quest for documents on Japanese aircraft colors, a friend told of one he located on a warship. It is not much but then it might be of interest:
The document is "a report on anti-fouling paint on the bottom of a Japanese destroyer salvaged at Tulagi. It is ID'ed as YAYOI Destroyer #23, but it is actually KITKUTSUKI of Div 23. The salt water has caused the old paint to come off and expose the number painted under the wartime coat of paint. As you know, Japanese DDs carried their Division numbers before the war, not hull numbers...attached to the report from Mare Island technicians...the anti-fouling paint they rated as very good for a ship that had not been painted for over two years and the bottom was still pretty clean."
 
Re: "Kitkutsuki"
 
Posted By: Steve Athanas <knife59@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thursday, 5 October 2000, at 9:19 p.m.
 
In Response To: "Kitkutsuki" (David_Aiken)
 
I have a photograph of Kikuzuki taken in 1993. How do I post it exactly?
 
Re: "Kitkutsuki"
 
Posted By: Ron Wolford <wolfieeod@aol.com>
Date: Wednesday, 4 October 2000, at 6:55 a.m.
 
In Response To: "Kitkutsuki" (David_Aiken)
 
To see a color pictures of this ship check out the link below.
Link: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-k/kikzki2b.htm
 
Re: "Kitkutsuki"
 
Posted By: Randy <r.stone.eal@juno.com>
Date: Tuesday, 3 October 2000, at 9:41 a.m.
 
In Response To: "Kitkutsuki" (David_Aiken)
 
This is the vessel which is miscaptioned in Watts' as Hayate! And also is featured in an old National Geographic and in color, no less!
Like Nagatsuki, Kikutsuki still lies near shore and quite visible.
 
Re: "Kitkutsuki"
 
Posted By: David_Aiken <David_Aiken@hotmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, 3 October 2000, at 10:34 a.m.
 
In Response To: Re: "Kitkutsuki" (Randy)
 
Thanx for the Romaji correction, and the update on that old NatGeo source!
 
Re: "Kikutsuki"
 
Posted By: Randy
Date: Tuesday, 3 October 2000, at 3:16 p.m.
 
In Response To: Re: "Kitkutsuki" (David_Aiken)
 
No, no, perhaps I am confusing you.
The picture in Watts (page 123) is captioned, "HAYATE in 11.6.44. She was wrecked at Wake Island by gunfire in December 1941. Note shield to torpedo tubes."
However, the picture is actually of Kikutsuki beached off Tulagi (or actually Florida Island, I believe). Dense jungle is seen in the background of the photograph. Of course, Hayate was sunk by shore batteries off Wake in December, 1941 and lost in deep water. Kikutsuki sank in shallow water near Tulagi after the Yorktown attacked the area immediately prior to the battle of the Coral Sea. She was subsequently salvaged by the Seabees for intelligence purposes, possibly harbor clearance and perhaps for practice.
So the caption is just plain wrong, and not because of any translation problems. Now, the title of the thread has an extra 't' in her name but that is just the typewriter doing it's own thing.
 
Abukuma
 
Posted By: A/SLt Greer <coseverde@hotmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2000, at 12:27 p.m.
 
I am doing a short presentation on the Japanese Abukuma-class frigates, and am looking for more info re: the name (including former uses, meaning and the like).
Please email any info you may have NLT 06 OCT 00.
 
Re: Abukuma
 
Posted By: Tennessee Katsuta <kinson-garments@on.aibn.com>
Date: Sunday, 1 October 2000, at 8:53 a.m.
 
In Response To: Abukuma (A/SLt Greer)
 
Are you referring to modern JMSDF Abukuma class frigate, or the IJN light cruiser Abukuma?
Assuming it's the JMSDF DE-229 Abukuma, following are the specs.
length:109metres
beam:13.4metres
displacement:2000tons
armament:76mm gun*1, 20mm CIWS*1, Harpoon SSM quad*2, SUM oct*1, torpedo tube triple * 2
Her sisters are: DE-230 Jintsu, DE-231 Ohyodo, DE-232 Sendai, DE-233 Chikuma, and DE-234 Tone.
 
Re: Abukuma
 
Posted By: Tennessee Katsuta <kinson-garments@on.aibn.com>
Date: Sunday, 1 October 2000, at 9:00 a.m.
 
In Response To: Abukuma (A/SLt Greer)
 
I forgot to add that these names are the names of Japanese rivers. Traditionally IJN named their light cruisers after Japanese rivers. The Abukuma class DE's probably "inherited" these names since they were used for IJN cruisers during WWII. The IJN Tone and Chikuma were actually heavy cruisers, but they were originally launched as light cruisers, so hence they were named after Japanese
 
"HATSUYUKI" Photos
 
Posted By: Les Bertossi <Bert.L@Bigpond.com>
Date: Sunday, 3 September 2000, at 10:34 p.m.
 
Looking for any help in finding any photos of IJN Destroyer "HATSUYUKI" Fubuki class or photos of sister ships....
 
Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos
 
Posted By: Randy <r.stone.eal@juno.com>
Date: Monday, 4 September 2000, at 12:18 a.m.
 
In Response To: "HATSUYUKI" Photos (Les Bertossi)
 
Go with Maru Special, you'll find scores...mostly prewar but several during the war.
 
Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos
 
Posted By: Frido Kip <frido.kip@hetnet.nl>
Date: Monday, 4 September 2000, at 11:19 a.m.
 
In Response To: Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos (Randy)
 
Randy is of course correct in that the Maru Special, now reissued as Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, No. 16 Fubuki class, is the best source for photographs on Hatsuyuki and her many sisterships.
There are only two other sources that I am aware of that actually have a picture of Hatsuyuki.
1. Anonymous. Japanese Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers, MacDonald page 87
2. Preston. Destroyers, Galahad Books page 67
Of course, there are many pictures available of her sisterships, for instance in the Polish Monografie Morskie 4 or Mike Whitley's Destroyers of World War Two.
 
Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos
 
Posted By: Bob Reddy
Date: Monday, 4 September 2000, at 6:48 p.m.
 
In Response To: Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos (Frido Kip)
 
Could you give me any info on "Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy". Where can I get hold of one? Are they re-issuing all the Maru Specials or combining and condensing various issues?
 
Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos
 
Posted By: Larry Evans <Lae519@aol.com>
Date: Friday, 15 September 2000, at 8:22 a.m.
 
In Response To: Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos (Bob Reddy)
 
If you are referring to the, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1869-1945 by Jentschura. It was reprinted last year. I bought a copy from Amazon about a year ago. I would suggest you try Amazon and the other online booksellers for a copy. No sense in paying inflated secondary prices for a reprinted book. Unless of course you need a first edition.
 
Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos
 
Posted By: Frido Kip <frido.kip@hetnet.nl>
Date: Tuesday, 5 September 2000, at 10:54 a.m.
 
In Response To: Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos (Bob Reddy)
 
They are reissued editions of Maru Special in smaller dimensions, more like pocket size. They can be obtained through Hobbylink Japan (www.hlj.com). Please note that they are SPOT items, so an order can take considerable time. They are mentioned under Kojinsha. Pacific Front (www.pacificfront.com) offers the first part with an English translation, but none of the other 21 are presently available.
 
Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos
 
Posted By: Dan Kaplan <dboykap@aol.com>
Date: Thursday, 7 September 2000, at 9:00 a.m.
 
In Response To: Re: "HATSUYUKI" Photos (Frido Kip)
 
There are seven photos of the Hatsuyuki in the original Maru Special #7, all circa 1928-33, with one in 1939. Check with Pacific Front Hobbies for possible copies of this and other Maru Specials.
 
IJN Destroyers, 1942 era
 
Posted By: Gus Villanueva <GUSDOCVILL@aol.com>
Date: Tuesday, 8 August 2000, at 6:36 a.m.
 
Looking for confirmation/info on Battle of Midway Island IJN ships.
First, did ALL IJN ships have the degassing lines, or was that something added later?
Did IJN ships - like USN ships - fly national flag from the fore or mainmast ONLY - NOT from the stern while at sea? Check out just how many box top art HAS the national flag flying from the stern while underway.
I have noted that most model companies make two of one class of DDs - one early WW2 & one late WW2. Am I correct to assume that if one takes the early model & uses that instruction sheet, one can convert the late model into an early model? Looks as if one removed the addition 25mm mounts, you would have a different DD class ship & early WW2.
Were the "rails" on the decks used to place torpedoes on "carts" & roll them to the appropriate tubes? When did the Type B and C/D gun turrets make their appearance?
 
Re: IJN Destroyers, 1942 era
 
Posted By: Frido Kip <frido.kip@hetnet.nl>
Date: Tuesday, 8 August 2000, at 11:05 a.m.
 
In Response To: IJN Destroyers, 1942 era (Gus Villanueva)
 
That’s a lot of questions, let’s go one by one.
By 1942 most if not all Japanese destroyers carried external degaussing cables alongside their hulls. These cables were mostly installed in 1941 before the outbreak of war if I’m not mistaken.
I’m not an expert on flags, but most pictures show destroyers at sea with the naval ensign either at the stern or in the mainmast, but never in both. Only signal flags are in the foremast. I can remember reading that a special large battle ensign was raised in the mainmast during battle, but I could not find a picture to prove it, and I’ve got no idea were I read this. Maybe someone else can give you a more specific answer.
Yes, you can easily backdate the late war sisterships (but why not simply buy another early war type and built it several times under different names). Please note that the original type destroyers do sometimes present them as completed and not as they appeared in 1942. If you would like to know more on this, please let me know specifically which destroyers you’re interested in and which models you have.
Yes again, the rails were specifically intended to load torpedoes in the tubes and the quick reload system, but note that some early destroyers had mine rails on their sterns.
The destroyer mounts can be divided as follows:
Type A - early Fubuki class
Type B - late Fubuki, Akatsuki and Hatsuharu (except Ariake and Yûgure) classes
Type C - Hatsuharu (Ariake and Yûgure only), Shiratsuyu, Asashio and Kagerô classes and retrofitted in some Fubuki and all Akatsuki classes in the late 30s
Type D - Yûgumo class and Shimakaze
If you need to know which Fubuki class ships carried what, give me their names and I will look it up.
 
Re: IJN Destroyers, 1942 era
 
Posted By: C.C. Cheng <cheng.150@osu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 8 August 2000, at 6:56 p.m.
 
In Response To: Re: IJN Destroyers, 1942 era (Frido Kip)
 
About the warship flag, the IJN followed the British Navy. The national flag is flying at bow and the 
WARSHIP FLAG at stern from 0800 to sunset while the ship is at moor. The warship flag will be moved from stern to mainmast while the ship at sea.
 
IJN Hatsuzuki 25mm AA fit
 
Posted By: Richard Aigner <moden.aigner@vip.at>
Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2000, at 10:34 a.m.
 
Wanting to model Hatsuzuki as sunk, I wonder what the AA fit was. Model Art has a sketch for 1942, but as Hatsuzuki spent the last months of her life in Japan for "upkeep and training" I would expect changes and improvements. Can you help?
 
Re: IJN Hatsuzuki 25mm AA fit
 
Posted By: Jim Broshot <jbroshot@socket.net>
Date: Sunday, 26 March 2000, at 10:13 p.m.
 
In Response To: IJN Hatsuzuki 25mm AA fit (Richard Aigner)
 
The NIHON KAIGUN site has the TROM for Hatsuzuki:
http://www.skypoint.com/members/jbp/hatsuz_t.htm
no armament details but gives the dates when the ship was in Japan which may indicate when the armament was changed/upgraded.
 
Re: IJN Hatsuzuki 25mm AA fit
 
Posted By: Dan Kaplan <dboykap@aol.com>
Date: Sunday, 26 March 2000, at 1:18 p.m.
 
In Response To: IJN Hatsuzuki 25mm AA fit (Richard Aigner)
 
Well, specific documentation on the Hatsuzuki's fit in Oct.'44 seems a bit thin. I can come up with nothing specific; however, Jentschura (and Watts) suggest that all the class survivors had an AA upgrade in June'44 to 25-29 25mm AA plus a mix of 13mm AA. Using the the mods performed on the sisters as a guide, I would think it almost a certainty that the rear HA director was removed and replaced by a platform with a triple 25mm AA mount. Whether or not two triple 25mm AA mounts were emplaced to either side of the searchlight on raised platforms is more open to interpetation, as would be the placement of single 13 or 25mm mounts. Since no source material seems to contain a definitve answer, your guess is best. Or, wait for the Gakken book on the Akizukis per Tennessee's message above in the hopes of something more definitive.
 
DD-161 Akizuki Information Wanted
 
Posted By: Jim Scott <jjscott@execpc.com>
Date: Friday, 3 March 2000, at 8:11 a.m.
 
I picked up an old Otaki 1:250 kit (OT1-2) of this Japanese Marine Self Defense Force destroyer (escort?). Does anyone know of any sources of information about the prototype -- books, photos, age, specs, etc. Has anyone built the kit, and how far off is it?
 
Re: DD-161 Akizuki Information Wanted
 
Posted By: Lars Ahlberg <lars.ahlberg@halmstad.mail.postnet.se>
Date: Friday, 3 March 2000, at 12:46 p.m.
 
In Response To: DD-161 Akizuki Information Wanted (Jim Scott)
 
In the recently published book "Illustrated Complete Ship's Data JMSDF 1952-98" by Ishibashi Takao I have found this data:
"Akizuki" class ("Akizuki" DD 161 and "Teruzuki" DD 162), destroyers.
"Akizuki": building # 2301, laid down 58-7-31, launched 59-6-26, completed 60-2-13, deleted 85-3-27.
Displacement: 2,387 (standard), 2,950 (normal), 3,100 (full load) tons.
Dimensions: 118.0 (loa), 115.0 (lwl) × 12.0 × 4.03 m.
Machinery: Steam geared turbine × 2, Mitsubishi/Escher-Weiss, 2 Mitsubishi boilers, 2 shafts, 45,000 shp = 32 knots (33.12 trial).
Radius: 7,802 nm/18 knots.
Fuel: 700 tons (oil).
Complement: 330.
Gunnery: 3 - 5in/54 US Mk 39 Mod 0 (3 × 1)(330 rpg), 4 - 3in/50 type 57/Mk 33 (2 × 2)(600 rpg.
A/S weapons: Changed over the time but in 1982: 6 - Type 68 TT (2 × 3), 1 - 4 barrelled Type 71 Bofors 375 mm rocket launcher.
Torpedo tubes: 4 - 21in Type 55 (1 × 4).
Drawings are included in the book (no colour schemes however) which is highly recommended.
 
Re: DD-161 Akizuki Information Wanted
 
Posted By: Dan Kaplan <dboykap@aol.com>
Date: Saturday, 4 March 2000, at 10:55 a.m.
 
In Response To: Re: DD-161 Akizuki Information Wanted (jim scott)
 
Two other sources are potentially available. There are selected details in Vol. 1. of JMSDF Vessels, GP-04 from Gran Prix Shuppan Books, ISBN4-906189-87-3 C2053. This is another in the series of pictoral references from Tsunehide More, who did the Tamiya Random Details booklets. There is also a Maru Special pictorial, if it can be found, whose # escapes me but is in the subset of vols. 57 thru 80.
 
Gakken Yukikaze Question
 
Posted By: Kevin Pryor <kpryor@mail.millikin.edu>
Date: Monday, 29 November 1999, at 2:32 p.m.
 
This weekend, I've acquired the Gakken book on the Kagero/later IJN destroyers/Agano, and like the other Gakken books I have (Shokaku and Kongo), I was impressed with the models. My problem though is the Yukikaze model is late-war fit (enhanced AA suite, Type 22 radar, increased depth charge) but it has the early linoleum deck.
Now, I've always been led to believe that the IJN removed these decks early in the Pacific War for safety reasons, so I'm puzzled that such a detailed model might include such an elementary mistake.
Does anyone here know whether or not Yukikaze kept her linoleum deck to at least 1943 (which the Jetschura (sp?) text stated she had her refit) or did I catch a mistake in an otherwise impressive model?
 
Re: Gakken Yukikaze Question
 
Posted By: Mike Quan <MnkQuan@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Monday, 29 November 1999, at 6:22 p.m.
 
In Response To: Gakken Yukikaze Question (Kevin Pryor)
 
While I do not have any of the Gakken books, I recall reading elsewhere that Japanese heavy cruisers did not necessarily remove their linoleum on the 02 level and above on the superstructures, when the main deck had theirs removed after the outbreak of war. Their value as a non-skid surface while wet outweighed the disadvantage from their flammability, especially when you consider their (relatively) small volume as used in the superstructure. I suppose that the many fittings and open AA guns on the main deck precluded their use due to vulnerability to catching fire.
You would think that the Japanese modelers who spend such lavish care with their large scale models would not make such an oversight, would you? FWIW.
 
Re: Gakken Yukikaze Question
 
Posted By: Tennessee Katsuta <kinson-garments@on.aibn.com>
Date: Monday, 29 November 1999, at 9:38 p.m.
 
In Response To: Re: Gakken Yukikaze Question (Mike Quan)
 
Whether or not the linolium was removed from the deck of the IJN ships later in the war is a bit of a mystery. Certainly the linolium was removed from the INSIDE of the ships to make the ships less flammable, but there does not seem to be any definite proof to what extent the linoliums were removed, if any, from the part visible on the deck. Different experts seem to have different opinions, ranging from all linoliums removed from all decks to partially removed to none of the linoliums removed from the decks. So, the Yukikaze in question is not necessarily incorrect. Incidentally, the Yukikaze in question is the old Nichimo kit super detailed. An amazing work, isn't it?
 
Re: Gakken Yukikaze Question
 
Posted By: Kevin Pryor <kpryor@mail.millikin.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 30 November 1999, at 2:59 p.m.
 
In Response To: Re: Gakken Yukikaze Question (Tennessee Katsuta)
 
THAT'S the Nichimo kit??!?!?!?! WOW!
Ok, both Mike and Tennesee's answers make it clear that not everything in late-war IJN was standardized. Ever since I was a kid,when I first built IJN waterline, I've always been confused by the deck color for the IJN destroyers. Some had a linoluem deck(hasegawa's kits, I believe), others did not (like some of Tamiya's DDs). What always ticked me off is that the box art never had a clear view of the deck, so I had to guess.
Looking over the book again, I have another question for you Japanese-speaking people. At the end of the destroyer photo essay, there are several photos of a Japanese DD with a different armament suite and U.S.N. style hull number. Could this be a photo of the Yukikaze during either repatriation duty or Tang Yang (sp?)?
 
Re: Gakken Yukikaze Question
 
Posted By: Tennessee Katsuta <kinson-garments@on.aibn.com>
Date: Tuesday, 30 November 1999, at 6:53 p.m.
 
In Response To: Re: Gakken Yukikaze Question (Kevin Pryor)
 
The waterline series are known for there terribly inaccurate consumer unfriendly painting guides, especially with their earier releases. The destroyers you refer to are no exception. They have come a long way though, because Tamiya's Shinano's painting guide is excellent, considering that there's hardly any info on the real ship.
As for the photos in question, yes they are those of the Yukikaze/Tang Yang (I'm not sure of the spelling myself). The photo with "Yukikaze" on the hull is how Yukikaze appeared when she was used to bring back veterens back home to Japan. The ones with "12" on the bow is how she appeared with the Chinese. Apparently when she was decomissioned by the Chinese(Taiwanese) in 1966, there were requests to have her returned to Japan. Unfortunately, this never materialized and she was scrapped in 1970.
 
New Gakken book
 
Posted By: V. Tapasanan <tvidya@hotmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, 7 September 1999, at 2:37 a.m.
 
The new Gakken book of IJN warship series, no. 23 was just released. It deals with DD Akizuki (AA Destroyer) with very nice 1/100 model and some good photos
 
Re: New Gakken book
 
Posted By: V.Tapasanan <tvidya@hotmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, 24 November 1999, at 3:45 p.m.
 
In Response To: Re: New Gakken book (frank halbe)
 
I guess you have to wait until Hobby Link Japan have the book in stock or you should writ to HLJ directly. To order the book from the publisherin Japan may cause you a lot of problem and trouble.

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