IJN · DD
Hamakaze
Photos and infoKagero-class destroyer. Slightly damaged by American gunfire off Horaniu, and back in action three days later. At Kula Gulf she was in the first transport group with Mochizuki and Mikazuki. That group landed its troops and was not in the gunfight. On 7 April 1945 aircraft sank her southwest of Nagasaki while she was with Yamato. Not credited to one carrier.
| Class | Kagero class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Uraga Dock Company |
| Launched | 1940-11-25 |
| Commissioned | 1941-06-30 |
| Fate | Sunk. Air attack SW of Nagasaki, 7 April 1945 |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and two quadruple banks of tubes. |
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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.
Hamakaze-19450407-tengo.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · screen; not hit
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in the screen
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · in Nagumo's screen. Not sunk
Battle of Kula Gulf
1943-07-06 · landed troops; not in the gunfight
Battle off Horaniu
1943-08-18 · slightly damaged by gunfire
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
1944-10-24 · took off survivors
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · sunk by aircraft on 7 April
Operation Ten-Go
1945-04-07 · sunk by aircraft