The Momo-class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding with a more powerful armament. They displaced 835LT at normal load and 1080LT at deep load. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 275feet and a waterline length of 281feet, a beam of 25feet and a draught of 7feet. The Momos were powered by two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft using steam produced by four Kampon water-tube boilers.[1] Two boilers burned a mixture of coal and fuel oil while the other pair only used oil.[2] The engines produced a total of 16000shp that gave the ships a maximum speed of 31.5kn.[3] They carried enough fuel to give them a range of 2400nmi at a speed of . Their crew consisted of 110 officers and ratings.[4]
The main armament of the Momo-class ships consisted of three quick-firing (QF) 12cm (05inches) guns; one gun each was located at the bow and stern with the third gun positioned between the funnels. Their torpedo armament consisted of two triple rotating mounts[4] for 450adj=onNaNadj=on[5] torpedoes located fore and aft of the funnels.[4]
Hinoki was launched on 25 December 1916 at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal[1] and completed on 31 March 1917. The ship played a minor role in World War I and participated in the 1937 Battle of Shanghai that began the Second Sino-Japanese War. She was decommissioned on 1 April 1940[2] and subsequently broken up.[1]