IJN · DD
SunkMinekaze-class destroyer. She escorted the carriers Taiyo and Shoho, the Kiska invasion transports and convoys in the Netherlands East Indies, and was sunk by USS Paddle on 6 July 1944 on a supply run to New Guinea.
| Class | Minekaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1921-07-12 |
| Commissioned | 1921-12-21 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed and sunk by USS Paddle on 6 July 1944 in the Celebes Sea off Sangir Island, carrying supplies to New Guinea. Some of the crew survived; her captain, Lieutenant Commander Eiichi Someya, did not. |
| 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.
Hokaze at Yokosuka, around 1921. Photo from the Kaigunsha book History of Japanese Destroyers (1992), as credited on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:Japanese destroyer Hokaze circa 1921.jpg. Public domain.
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