Japanese destroyer Hayate
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Hayate (疾風) was a Kamikaze-class destroyer, one of nine built between 1921 and 1925 for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Hayate displaced 1,270 tons and carried three 4.7 inch guns, ten 25 mm anti-aircraft guns, and four 21 inch torpedo tubes. She could carry 16 naval mines for tactical minelaying and had a crew of over 160 officers and men.
Hayate had the misfortune of being the very first major Japanese warship sunk during the opening days of World War II in the Pacific Ocean. Commanded by Lieutenant Commander Takatsuka Minoru, Hayate was one of six escorting destroyers of destroyer division 29 assigned to escort a small invasion force to land on Wake Island on December 11, 1941. Hayate was hit amidships by at least two 5 inch shells from US Marine coastal defense guns which pierced her internal magazines, causing her to blow up and sink in two minutes with all hands, totaling 168 men, in full view of the marines on shore.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Taichi Miki - 1 December 1925 - 21 December 1925
Cmdr. Taichi Miki - 21 December 1925 - 1 December 1926
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Yoshizo Nakamaruo - 1 December 1926 - 10 December 1928 (Promoted to Commander on 1 December 1927.)
In Reserve - 10 December 1928 - 1 November 1929
Lt. Cmdr. Gensuke Tsuda - 1 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
Lt. Cmdr. Matsuro Eguchi - 1 December 1930 - 11 January 1932
Lt. Cmdr. Seiki Nakatsu - 11 January 1932 - 1 November 1932
In Reserve - 1 November 1932 - 15 November 1932
Lt. Cmdr. Torajiro Sato - 15 November 1932 - 17 May 1933
Lt. Cmdr. Shigetaka Amano - 17 May 1933 - 1 November 1934
Lt. Cmdr. Giichiro Nakahara - 1 November 1934 - 20 June 1936
Lt. Cmdr. Shoichi Taguchi - 20 June 1936 - 15 January 1937
In Reserve - 15 January 1937 - 13 July 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Morishige Yamada - 13 July 1937 - 15 November 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Kenjiro Tobita - 15 November 1937 - 15 December 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Tsukazo Matsueda - 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1940
Lt. Cmdr. Minoru Nakagawa - 15 October 1940 - 25 July 1941
Lt. Cmdr. Minoru Takatsuka - 25 July 1941 - 11 December 1941 (KIA)
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