Japanese destroyer Kawakaze
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 The Kawakaze |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | April 25, 1935 |
| Launched: | November 1, 1936 |
| Commissioned: | April 30, 1937 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 7 August 1943 |
| Struck: | 15 October 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,980 tons |
| Length: | 352 ft 8 in (107.5 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in ( 127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 16 depth charges |
Kawakaze (江風?) was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "River Wind".
On 7 August 1943, Kawakaze was on a troop transport run to Kolombangara. In the Battle of Vella Gulf she was sunk by gunfire and torpedoes of USS Dunlap (DD-384), USS Craven (DD-382) and USS Maury (DD-401), between Kolombangara and Vella Lavella ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Yuji Yamada - 1 December 1936 - 30 April 1937
Cmdr. Yuji Yamada - 30 April 1937 - 30 July 1938
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Shogo Narahara - 30 July 1938 - 15 December 1938 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1938.)
Lt. Cmdr. Masayoshi Yoshida - 15 December 1938 - 20 May 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Minoru Yokoi - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kikkawa - 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Kazuo Wakabayashi - 15 November 1940 - 28 November 1942 (Promoted to Commander on 1 November 1942.)
Lt. Cmdr. Yoshio Yanase - 28 November 1942 - 7 August 1943 (KIA)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CombinedFleet.com: Shiratsuyu-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Kawakaze history
- LemaireSoft's Kawakaze
- Kawakaze in Naval History of World Wars
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