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艦船模型スペシャル No.97
●特集:日本海軍艦艇建造思想の変換点 初春型駆逐艦 / 千鳥型水雷艇のすべて
ロンドン海軍軍縮条約では補助艦艇の建造が制限され、駆逐艦個艦の排水量は1,850トン以下 、うち1,500トン超は合計排水量の16%以内と定められた。すでに特型駆逐艦24隻を保有していた日本海軍は、1,400トン級の艦しか建造できず、特型より280トン小さい船体に同等の兵装を備えた初春型を計画・建造した。また、600トン以下は制限外だったため、駆逐艦並みの兵装を持つ千鳥型水雷艇を建造した。両艦とも小型ながら重武装で上部構造物も大きく 、トップヘピーとなった。昭和9年、水雷艇「千鳥」の転覆(友鶴事件)をきっかけに、復原 性と船体強度を改善する大改修が行われた。今号では、初春型と千鳥型の変遷や各艦の特徴を実艦資料を基に解説する。
- 【解説】初春型駆逐艦の特徴と相違点及び年時変遷 性能改善後〜最終時 藤田高史
- 駆逐艦 子日 竣工時(アオシマ1/700)小中祐希
- 駆逐艦 初春 バルジ装着時(アオシマ1/700)鯨水庵八十八
- 【解説】初春型竣工時の艦容を推測 畑中省吾
- 駆逐艦 初春 開戦時(アオシマ1/700)小中祐希
- 駆逐艦 初春 最終時(アオシマ1/700)打木進太郎
- 駆逐艦 若葉 開戦時(アオシマ1/700 改造)光武 玲
- 駆逐艦 若葉 最終時(アオシマ1/700 改造)山科海軍工廠
- 駆逐艦 初霜 開戦時&最終時(アオシマ1/700)koima
- 【解説】「初霜」の艦橋天蓋に装備した 手動回転式逆探を考察 山崎 剛
- 駆逐艦 有明 最終時(アオシマ1/700 改造)村山弘之
関連特別企画
- 【特別企画】睦月型駆逐艦「三日月」を作る
駆逐艦 三日月(ヤマシタホビー1/700)村山弘之
- 駆逐艦 夕暮 昭和12年(アオシマ1/700 改造)鯨水庵八十八
- 【特別企画】米海軍条約型駆逐艦 設計の理想と現実
DD-390 ラルフ・タルボット(クラーケンホビー1/700)林 幹人
- 【特別企画】基本計画番号 F44 駆逐艦
日本海軍 F44(1,000トン型)駆逐艦(スクラッチビルド1/700)瀬野有史
千鳥型水雷艇
- 【解説】千鳥型水雷艇の年時変遷と各艇の相違点 性能改善後〜最終時
津々浦廉太郎(駆逐艦模型研究室)
- 性能改善後の艦容を追って
千鳥型三隻の比較製作(ピットロード1/700)佐藤美夫
- 【解説】ベネジアン塗料の栄枯盛衰 瀬野有史
- 水雷艇 千鳥 友鶴事件時(ピットロード1/700 改造)打木進太郎
Special Kit Review
- みのり with Honda 船外機 BF350(マックスファクトリー1/20)Ken-1
連載
- ホビーランドスタッフネエサンのおふねのみかた
- 海表現の理論と実践 第3回 早野治朗
- 艦船ソリッド入門:「エンプレス・オブ・ブリテン」 鎌倉 巧
2025.11.14発売
A4判 144ページ
Vessel Model Special No.97
●Feature: The Turning Point in the Construction Philosophy of the Imperial Japanese Navy –
All About the *Hatsuharu*-Class Destroyers and *Chidori*-Class Torpedo Boats
Under the London Naval Treaty, the construction of auxiliary warships was restricted — the standard displacement of destroyers was limited to under 1,850 tons, and ships over 1,500 tons could not exceed 16% of the total tonnage.
Having already possessed 24 vessels of the *Special Type* destroyers, the Imperial Japanese Navy was limited to building ships of around 1,400 tons. Thus, the *Hatsuharu*-class destroyers were designed and constructed with the same heavy armament as the *Special Type*, but within a smaller hull of 280 tons less displacement.
Meanwhile, ships under 600 tons were exempt from treaty restrictions, leading to the development of the *Chidori*-class torpedo boats — small but heavily armed vessels comparable to destroyers.
Both classes, though compact, were heavily top-weighted due to their large superstructures and dense weaponry.
In 1934, the capsizing of the torpedo boat *Chidori* (the “Tomozuru Incident”) prompted major modifications to improve stability and hull strength.
This issue presents detailed analyses of the evolution and characteristics of each ship in the *Hatsuharu* and *Chidori* classes, based on historical documents and blueprints.
Feature: Hatsuharu-Class Destroyers / Chidori-Class Torpedo Boats
- [Analysis] Characteristics, differences, and design evolution of the *Hatsuharu*-class destroyers — from post-modification to final configuration by Takashi Fujita
- Destroyer *Nenohi* — As Completed (Aoshima 1/700) by Yuki Konaka
- Destroyer *Hatsuharu* — With Bulge Fitted (Aoshima 1/700) by Kujirami-an Yasoha
- [Analysis] Reconstructing the appearance of the *Hatsuharu*-class destroyers at the time of completion by Shogo Hatanaka
- Destroyer *Hatsuharu* — At the Outbreak of War (Aoshima 1/700) by Yuki Konaka
- Destroyer *Hatsuharu* — Final Configuration (Aoshima 1/700) by Shintaro Uchigi
- Destroyer *Wakaba* — At the Outbreak of War (Aoshima 1/700, Modified) by Rei Mitsutake
- Destroyer *Wakaba* — Final Configuration (Aoshima 1/700, Modified) by Yamashina Naval Arsenal
- Destroyer *Hatsushimo* — Early and Final War Periods (Aoshima 1/700) by koima
- [Analysis] Study on the manually-operated radar installed on *Hatsushimo*’s bridge canopy by Tsuyoshi Yamazaki
- Destroyer *Ariake* — Final Configuration (Aoshima 1/700, Modified) by Hiroyuki Murayama
Related Special Features
- [Special Feature] Building the *Mutsuki*-Class Destroyer *Mikazuki*
Destroyer *Mikazuki* (Yamashita Hobby 1/700) by Hiroyuki Murayama
- Destroyer *Yugure* — 1937 (Aoshima 1/700, Modified) by Kujirami-an Yasoha
- [Special Feature] The Ideal and Reality of U.S. Navy Treaty-Type Destroyer Design
DD-390 *Ralph Talbot* (Kraken Hobby 1/700) by Mikito Hayashi
- [Special Feature] Design Plan No. F44 Destroyer
IJN F44 (1,000-ton Type) Destroyer (Scratch Build 1/700) by Yuji Seno
Chidori-Class Torpedo Boats
- [Analysis] Development history and differences among *Chidori*-class torpedo boats — from post-modification to final configuration
by Rentaro Tsutsuura (Destroyer Model Research Laboratory)
- Tracing the post-modification configurations — comparative builds of three *Chidori*-class torpedo boats (Pit-Road 1/700) by Yoshio Sato
- [Analysis] The Rise and Fall of Venetian Paint in the Imperial Japanese Navy by Yuji Seno
- Torpedo Boat *Chidori* — During the Tomozuru Incident (Pit-Road 1/700, Modified) by Shintaro Uchigi
Special Kit Review
- *Minori* with Honda Outboard Motor BF350 (Max Factory 1/20) by Ken-1
Regular Series
- How to Appreciate Ships — by the Hobbyland Staff Lady
- Theory and Practice of Seascape Expression, Part 3 by Jiro Hayano
- Introduction to Solid Ship Modeling: “Empress of Britain” by Takumi Kamakura
- Ocean Liners of the World: Soviet Large Passenger Ships “Writer Class”
*Ivan Franko*, *Alexander Pushkin*, *Taras Shevchenko*, *Shota Rustaveli*, *Mikhail Lermontov* by Yoshiaki Nishimura
- Label Archives: French Navy Fleet Oiler “La Seine” by Yoshiyuki Kono
Released on November 14, 2025
A4 size / 144 pages