KAGERŌ CLASS DESTROYER
(KAH-GEH-ROH)
| NAME | BUILDER | LAUNCHED | COMPLETED | LENGTH (feet/inch) |
BEAM (feet/inch) |
DRAFT (feet/inch) |
|
YUKIKAZE ISOKAZE URAKAZE HAMAKAZE NOWAKI |
Sasebo DY Sasebo DY Fujinagata Z., Osaka Uraga Dock, Tokyo Maizuru DY |
24 March 1939 19 June 1939 10 April 1940 25 November 1940 17 September 1940 |
20 January 1940 30 November 1940 15 November 1940 30 June 1941 28 April 1941 |
388 09 oa 381 03 wl 364 02 pp |
35 05 | 12 04 |
| DISPLACEMENT | ARMAMENT | COMPLEMENT | SHAFT HORSEPOWER |
SPEED (knots) |
FUEL (tons) |
RANGE (NM) |
| 2490 N 2033 F |
4 x 5in 50 cal DP 24 x 35mm AA 4 x 13mm 8 x 24in TT 36 depth charges |
240 | 52000 | 35 | ? oil |
5000 @ 18 knots |
| NOTES | ||||||
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YUKIKAZE survived the Battle Off Samar. Surrendered in August 1945 and used for repatriation duties. ISOKAZE survived the Battle Off Samar. She was sunk on 7 April 1945 while escorting YAMATO to Okinawa by aircraft of TF 58. URAKAZE survived the Battle Off Samar. Torpedoed by US submarine SEALION on 21 November 1944, 65NM NNW of Keelung, Formosa. HAMAKAZE survived the Battle Off Samar. She was sunk on 7 April 1945 while escorting YAMATO to Okinawa by aircraft of TF 58. NOWAKI was sunk on 26 October 1944 by TG 38.3 light cruisers and destroyers, less than one day after the Battle Off Samar. |
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