IJN · DD
SunkMinekaze-class destroyer. She hauled airbase supplies to Sarawak and Malaya in 1941 and 1942, supported the Port Moresby operation, ran Tokyo Express transport runs, and was sunk by USS Guardfish off Kavieng on 23 January 1943.
| Class | Minekaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Launched | 1920-06-21 |
| Commissioned | 1920-09-16 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed and sunk by Guardfish on 23 January 1943, about 15 miles south of Kavieng, after she attacked the submarine while escorting the seaplane tender Akitsushima. |
| Armament (class) | Older fleet destroyer. Four single guns and two funnels. |
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.
Hakaze on trials off Nagasaki in the fall of 1920. Photo from the Kaigunsha book History of Japanese Destroyers (1992), as credited on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:IJN Hakaze on trials Taisho 9.jpg. Public domain.
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