| Class | Kagero class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Fujinagata Shipyards |
| Launched | 1938-10-25 |
| Commissioned | 1940-01-27 |
| Fate | Sunk. Mined leaving Vila, Kolombangara (New Georgia Campaign), 8 May 1943 |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and two quadruple banks of tubes. |
| Command |
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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.
Fujinagata Shipyard or Imperial Japanese Navy. IJN DD Kuroshio 1938 launching.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
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · screened Junyo. Not sunk
Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · in the supply line
