IJN · DD
Hayate
Photos and infoKamikaze-class destroyer. On 11 December 1941 she closed Wake with Oite to bombard Wilkes. Battery L, under Second Lieutenant John A. McAlister, hit her. She broke in two and sank. One man was saved.
| Class | Kamikaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Ishikawajima |
| Launched | 1925-03-23 |
| Commissioned | 1925-12-21 |
| Fate | Sunk. by Marine 5-inch gunfire two miles southwest of Wake Island, 11 December 1941. She broke in two and went down in about two minutes. Lieutenant Commander Minoru Takatsuka and 167 men were lost. One man was saved. The first Japanese surface warship sunk in the Pacific War. |
| 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. Hayate on trials in 1925, still Destroyer No. 13. The number 13 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 Wake Island
1941-12-11 · sunk by the shore battery
