page_title: Matsu-class destroyer
hierarchical_section_title: Matsu-class destroyer
caption_attribution_description: English: Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Momi, the second Japanese warship to bear that name.
context_page_description: The Matsu-class destroyers were a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late stages of World War II. The class was also designated the Type-D Destroyer. Although sometimes termed Destroyer escorts, they were larger and more capable than contemporary United States Navy destroyer escorts or the Imperial Japanese Navy kaibōkan vessels.
context_section_description: The Matsu-class destroyers (松型駆逐艦, Matsu-gata kuchikukan) were a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late stages of World War II. The class was also designated the Type-D Destroyer (丁型駆逐艦, Tei-gata kuchikukan). Although sometimes termed Destroyer escorts, they were larger and more capable than contemporary United States Navy destroyer escorts or the Imperial Japanese Navy kaibōkan vessels.
caption: Momi, one of the members of this class
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