IJN · DD
AfloatMinekaze-class destroyer. She spent the war on anti-submarine patrol at the mouth of Tokyo Bay, then as a training ship and target vessel for suicide-flight training, and was broken up in 1947.
| Class | Minekaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Launched | 1919-01-07 |
| Commissioned | 1920-03-06 |
| Fate | Afloat. At Yokosuka at the surrender. She was struck from the Navy List on 15 September 1945 and broken up in 1947. |
| 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.
Sawakaze in 1945. An official U.S. Navy photograph. Official U.S. Navy photograph, as credited on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:Japanese destroyer Sawakaze.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Crew stories
No stories submitted yet. Submit a Story.