Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1937 |
| Laid down: | 14 February 1939 |
| Launched: | 19 October 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 26 October 1940 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 6 April 1945 |
| Struck: | 10 August 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,490 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft 9 in (118.5 meters |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.8 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 240 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Amatsukaze (天津風? "Heavenly Wind") was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the first year of the Pacific War, the destroyer was under the command of Tameichi Hara and participated in the Battle of the Java Sea, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, in which the ship suffered severe damage after sinking the U.S. destroyer USS Barton with a torpedo. On 16 January 1944 it was damaged by the submarine USS Redfin (SS-272).
On 6 April 1945, Amatsukaze was attacked by U.S. Army Air Forces B-25s, six miles east of Amoy (). Her crew managed to beach the ship and the salvage of ship was abandoned on 8 April. On 10 April, the ship was scuttled by charges placed on ship.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Tameichi Hara - 19 April 1940 - 26 October 1940
Cmdr. Tameichi Hara - 26 October 1940 - 10 January 1943
Cmdr. / Capt. Masao Tanaka - 10 January 1943 - 10 January 1944 (Promoted to Captain on 1 November 1943.)
Lt. Cmdr. Akiji Suga - 10 January 1944 - 16 January 1944 (KIA)
Capt. Takanobu Sasaki - 16 January 1944 - 2 September 1944
Capt. Ichizou Hasebe - 2 September 1944 - 10 February 1945
Lt. Cmdr. Tomoyuki Morita - 10 February 1945 - 10 April 1945
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