IJN · DD
Hatsukaze
Photos and infoKagero-class destroyer. With Amatsukaze on the night of 1 March 1942 she depth-charged the submarine Perch. They left her crippled and did not sink her. At Empress Augusta Bay, Myoko collided with her and cut off her bow. American destroyers then finished her. Claxton, Spence, Stanly, and Thatcher were in that fire. Not credited to one of them.
| Class | Kagero class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Kawasaki Dockyard Co |
| Launched | 1939-01-24 |
| Commissioned | 1940-02-15 |
| Fate | Sunk. in Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, 2 November 1943 |
| 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.
Natsugumo and Hatsukaze.png. 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 the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · Destroyer Division 16, with Jintsu. Not sunk
The loss of Perch
1942-03-03 · depth-charged Perch on 1 March, with Amatsukaze
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · in Nagumo's screen. Escorted Shokaku and Zuiho home. Not sunk
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1943-11-02 · bow cut off in a collision with Myoko; finished by American destroyers
