Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1922)
Kamikaze underway on 23 December 1922
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| 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 |
| Struck: | 5 October 1945 |
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| Class and type: | Kamikaze-class destroyer |
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| 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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| Part of: | Destroyer Division 1 |
| Operations: | Battle of the Malacca Strait |
The Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (神風 Divine 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.
The Kamikaze class was an improved version of the Minekaze-class destroyers. The ships had an overall length of 102.5 meters (336 ft 3 in) and were 97.5 meters (319 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 9.1 meters (29 ft 10 in), and a mean draft of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in). The Kamikaze-class ships displaced 1,422 metric tons (1,400 long tons) at standard load and 1,747 metric tons (1,719 long tons) at deep load. They were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce 38,500 shaft horsepower (28,700 kW), which would propel the ships at 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph). During sea trials, the ships comfortably exceeded their designed speeds, reaching 38.7 to 39.2 knots (71.7 to 72.6 km/h; 44.5 to 45.1 mph). The ships carried 420 metric tons (413 long tons) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,600 nautical miles (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). Their crew consisted of 148 officers and crewmen.
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