Japanese destroyer Suzukaze
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 25 January 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 March 1944 |
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| 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 |
Suzukaze was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Cool Breeze in Summer".
On 25 January 1944, while escorting a convoy from Truk to Eniwetok, Suzukaze was torpedoed and sunk by USS Skipjack (SS-184) 140 miles (260 km) north-northwest of Ponape ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Yoshio Inoue - 1 May 1937 - 31 August 1937
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Yoshio Inoue - 31 August 1937 - 15 December 1938 (Promoted to Commander on 15 November 1938.)
Lt. Cmdr. Setsuji Moriya - 15 December 1938 - 16 September 1940
Lt. Cmdr. Masao Kamiyama - 16 September 1940 - 15 April 1942
Lt. Cmdr. Kazuo Shibayama - 15 April 1942 - 23 May 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Masao Yamashita - 23 May 1943 - 25 January 1944 (KIA)
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