Japanese destroyer Kazagumo
 Kazagumo on March 28, 1942 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kazagumo |
| Completed: | 28 March 1942 |
| Struck: | 10 July 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 8 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Yūgumo-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,520 long tons (2,560 t) |
| Length: | 119.15 m (390 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draught: | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Armament: | • 6 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/50 caliber DP guns • up to 28 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns • up to 4 × 13 mm (0.51 in) AA guns • 8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes for Type 93 torpedoes • 36 depth charges |
Kazagumo (風雲) was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Wind and Clouds".
Battle of Midway: assigned to Nagumo's Strike Force; rescued survivors of the carriers. Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Assigned to Nagumo's Strike Force. Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands: Assigned to Vanguard Force. Troop transport runs to Guadalcanal November 7 and 10, 1942. Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: Assigned to Bombardment Force, assisted rescue of survivors of Kinugasa. Troop transport runs to Buna November 17, another run on the 22nd by way of the Admiralty Islands. One troop transport run to Wewak from Rabaul. Troop evacuation runs to Guadalcanal 1 and 4 February. 1943. An evacuation run to the Russell Islands February 7. February 17–24 escorted troop convoy from Palau to Wewak. Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay March 6–12. Troop transport run from the Shortlands to Kolombangara April 1. Transport run to Buka April 2–3, damaged by a mine in Kahili Bay on April 3. Temporary repairs done by repair ship Hakkai Maru at Rabaul, April 17–18. Repaired in Japan April 29–9 June. Troop evacuation run to Kiska July 29. Troop evacuation run to Kolombangara September 28. Battle of Vella Lavella. Aircrew transport run from Truk to Kavieng Oct. 31-1 Nov. Troop transport run to Bougainville November 6, 1943. On 8 June 1944, Kazagumo was escorting Myōkō and Haguro from Davao to support Biak troop transport operations. She was torpedoed and sunk by USS Hake (SS-256) at the mouth of Davao Gulf (06°03′N 125°57′E / 6.050°N 125.950°ECoordinates: 06°03′N 125°57′E / 6.050°N 125.950°E). Asagumo rescued 133 survivors.
See also
- List of World War II ships
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
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