Chidori-class torpedo boat

The Chidori-class torpedo boat was an Imperial Japanese Navy class of torpedo boats that were built before and served during the Second World War. The design initially proved to have too much armament for its small displacement, and the capsizing of Tomozuru (友鶴) shortly after completion in heavy weather resulted in a scandal which called into question the basic design of many Japanese warships of the time. After extensive modification, the class became satisfactory sea-boats and saw service in the Battle of the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies campaign as escorts and continued in that role for the rest of the war. Three were sunk during the war and the fourth was seized by the British at Hong Kong after the end of the war, where it was scrapped later.

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1933  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Chidori class torpedo boat
4 produced, 
torpedo boat, ship, Fujinagata Shipyards, Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, Japan, 

Aretusa, Chidori, Impérial, Laks, Manazuru, Tomozuru, Wolf-class destroyer, 

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  Chidori ⓘ
  1933 Chidori-class torpedo boat

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  Manazuru ⓘ
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  Tomozuru ⓘ
  1933 Chidori-class torpedo boat

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IJN torpedo boat CHIDORI in 1933

IJN torpedo boat CHIDORI in 1934

Lot-2406-100 (26386740683)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Chidori	Chidori-class torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Manazuru	Chidori-class torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Tomozuru	Chidori-class torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
commons	image		IJN torpedo boat CHIDORI in 1933		Commons
commons	image		IJN torpedo boat CHIDORI in 1934		Commons
commons	image		Lot-2406-100 (26386740683)		Commons