Editing Ikazuchi-class destroyer (section)

==Design==
The design of the ''Ikazuchi''-class destroyers was based on the four-[[smokestack|funnel]] "Thirty Knotters" of the [[Royal Navy]] (from 1913 grouped as the {{sclass2|B|destroyer (1913)|4}}).

All ''Ikazuchi''-class vessels had a [[flush deck]] design with a distinctive "turtleback" [[forecastle]] that was intended to clear water from the bow during high speed navigation, but was poorly designed for high waves or bad weather. The [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] and forward gun platform were barely raised above the bow, resulting in a wet conning position. More than half of the small hull was occupied by the boilers and the engine room. With fuel and weaponry, there was little space left for crew quarters.

The ''Ikazuchi''-class ships were powered by [[steam engine|triple expansion steam engines]] with [[coal|coal-fired]] [[water-tube boiler]]s. Armament consisted of one [[British ordnance terms#QF|QF]] [[QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12&nbsp;pounder]] gun mounted on a "[[bandstand]]" on the [[forecastle]], five [[QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss]] guns (two abreast the [[conning tower]], two between the funnels and one on the [[quarterdeck]]) and two single tubes for {{convert|18|in|mm|adj=on}} [[torpedo]]es.<ref>Cocker, ''Destroyers of the Royal Navy''</ref>