IJN · DD
SunkMinekaze-class destroyer. She became Patrol Boat No. 2 in 1940, escorted convoys through the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies, and was sunk by HMS Stubborn near Lombok Strait on 25 July 1945.
| Class | Minekaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1920-06-26 |
| Commissioned | 1921-09-30 |
| Fate | Sunk. Renamed Patrol Boat No. 2 in 1940. Torpedoed and sunk by the submarine HMS Stubborn on 25 July 1945 near Lombok Strait. |
| 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.
Nadakaze on high-speed trials, 1921. Photo from the Kaigunsha book History of Japanese Destroyers (1992), as credited on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:IJN Nadakaze on trials Taisho 10-11.jpg. Public domain.
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