Japanese destroyer Maikaze
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1939 |
| Laid down: | 22 April 1940 |
| Launched: | 15 March 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 15 July 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 17 February 1944 |
| Struck: | 31 March 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,490 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft 9 in (118.5 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.8 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 239 |
| 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 |
Maikaze (舞風? "Whirlwind") was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 17 February 1944, during the Allied attack on Truk, Maikaze, Katori, and Akagi Maru were sunk by gunfire from the cruisers USS Minneapolis (CA-36) and USS New Orleans (CA-32) 40 miles (75 km) northwest of Truk (). The ship went down with loss of all hands.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Seiji Nakasugi - 10 April 1941 - 15 July 1941
Cmdr. Seiji Nakasugi - 15 July 1941 - 22 June 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Tsutomu Hagio - 22 June 1943 - 17 February 1944 (KIA)
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