IJN · DD
Asakaze
Photos and infoKamikaze-class destroyer. Zenji Ichimon had her from 1 December 1936 to 1 December 1937, through the opening of the war in China. The submarine Haddo sank her on 23 August 1944, west of Lingayen Gulf.
| Class | Kamikaze class |
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| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Launched | 1922-12-08 |
| Commissioned | 1923-06-16 |
| Fate | Sunk. Second Kamikaze class. Completed in 1923 as Destroyer No. 3 and named Asakaze in 1928. The submarine Haddo sank her on 23 August 1944, west of Lingayen Gulf. Struck 10 October 1944. |
| Armament (class) | Follow-on to the Minekaze class. Four single guns and two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Imperial Japanese Navy. Asakaze around 1924, when she was still Destroyer No. 3. The number 3 is on the bow. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Sunda Strait
1942-03-01 · Destroyer Division 5. Launched six torpedoes. Not sunk that night
