| Class | Kagero class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1938-09-27 |
| Commissioned | 1939-11-06 |
| Fate | Sunk. Crippled by mine, finished off by air attack SW of Rendova (New Georgia Campaign), 8 May 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.
Richard Fergus. IMG Kagero.jpg. 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
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · screen; not hit
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · screened the support group. Not sunk
Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · in the supply line
