As the second ship built in the series, Nenohi was laid down in December 1931 and launched exactly a year later. The result of this undertaking was the Hatsuharu class, whose design was inspired by the preceding Fubukis, but itself having a slightly less powerful armament as well as other weight-saving measures implemented in order to remain within treaty limitations.
Since previous Japanese destroyers, such as those of the Fubuki class, were exceeding these limitations, that meant that these vessels could no longer be built, thus prompting naval designers to develop a new class with similar performance characteristics but at a lower displacement.
After the London Naval Treaty went into effect, the size of the IJN’s destroyer fleet became limited just as much as the maximum displacement permitted for this type of vessel.
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