was an destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name translates as "flower (sakura) moon", or an alternate name for "March". Design and description The Akizuki-class ships were originally designed as anti-aircraft escorts for carrier battle groups, but were modified with torpedo tubes and depth charges to meet the need for more general-purpose destroyer. Her crew numbered 300 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured overall, with a beam of and a draft of . They displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship 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 for a designed speed of . The ship carried up to of fuel oil which gave them a range of at a speed of . The main armament of the Akizuki class consisted of eight Type 98 dual purpose guns in four twin-gun turrets, two superfiring pairs fore and aft of the superstructure. They carried four Type 96 anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts. The ships were also armed with four torpedo tubes in a single quadruple traversing mount; one reload was carried for each tube. Their anti-submarine weapons comprised six depth charge throwers for which 72 depth charges were carried. Construction and career In June 1947, Hanazuki was turned over to United States as "DD-934", and was later sunk as target off Gotō Islands, Japan on 3 February 1948. Notes References External links CombinedFleet.com: Akizuki-class destroyers CombinedFleet.com: Hanazuki history Akizuki-class destroyers (1942) World War II destroyers of Japan Shipwrecks in the Yellow Sea 1944 ships Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 1948