IJN · DD
SunkMinekaze-class destroyer. She did air-sea rescue and escort duty from Takao, Rabaul and Truk. She was heavily damaged at Rabaul on 27 December 1942, ran aground near Truk and was lost in Operation Hailstone in February 1944.
| Class | Minekaze class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 1921-03-31 |
| Commissioned | 1921-12-05 |
| Fate | Sunk. Stranded at Kuop Atoll near Truk on 4 February 1944. Strafed and hit by a torpedo in the engine room during Operation Hailstone on 17 and 18 February, and sank by the stern. |
| 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.
Tachikaze on speed trials off Maizuru, 1921. Photo from the Kaigunsha book History of Japanese Destroyers (1992), as credited on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:IJN Tachikaze on trials Taisho 10.jpg. Public domain.
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Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · already aground at Kuop Atoll since 4 February; strafed and torpedoed in the engine room, and sank by the stern. Sunk
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