IJN · DD
AfloatMinekaze-class destroyer. She covered the Philippines, Sarawak, Palembang and Java invasions, helped sink the Dutch minesweeper Endeh with Matsukaze, and joined the Indian Ocean raid. She survived the war and became part of a breakwater at Onahama.
| Class | Minekaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1920-10-22 |
| Commissioned | 1921-07-29 |
| Fate | Afloat. Surrendered, still docked unrepaired at Kure. She evacuated troops after the war and was struck on 5 October 1945. She was later scuttled to form part of the breakwater at Onahama Port, Fukushima. |
| 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.
Shiokaze with the battlecruiser Kongo, 1924. Photograph from the Japanese book Photographs of Japanese Warships vol. 10, as credited on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:IJN DD Shiokaze and BC Kongo in 1924.jpg. Public domain.
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Battle of Sunda Strait
1942-03-01 · helped Matsukaze sink the Dutch auxiliary minesweeper Endeh in early March 1942; not sunk
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