Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1922)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Kamikaze.
The Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (神風, "Divine Wind" or "Spirit Wind") was the lead ship of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. At the beginning of the Pacific War in December 1941, the ship was assigned to the Ōminato Guard District. She remained in northern Japanese waters until mid-1942 when she participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Kamikaze continued to patrol northern Japanese waters until early 1945 when she was transferred to the Singapore area.
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Kamikaze underway on 23 December 1922 | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Kamikaze |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
Laid down | 15 December 1921 as Destroyer No. 1 |
Launched | 25 September 1922 |
Completed | 19 December 1922 |
Renamed | Kamikaze, 1 August 1928 |
Stricken | 5 October 1945 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kamikaze-class destroyer |
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Length | |
Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × Kampon geared steam turbines |
Speed | 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph) |
Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 148 |
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Service record | |
Part of: | Destroyer Division 1 |
Operations: | Battle of the Malacca Strait |
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