Kamikaze-class Destroyer
Description
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Ships in class: 9
| Kanji | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 神風 | Kamikaze | Mitsubishi-Nagasaki, Japan | 1921-12-15 | 1922-09-25 | 1922-12-19 | Demilitarized repatriation ship 1945-12-01; grounded Omaezaki 1946-06-07; stricken 1946-06-26 |
| 朝風 | Asakaze | Mitsubishi-Nagasaki, Japan | 1922-02-16 | 1922-12-08 | 1923-06-16 | Torpedoed west of Luzon [16.06N, 119.44E] 1944-08-23; stricken 1944-10-10 |
| 春風 | Harukaze | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 1922-05-16 | 1922-12-18 | 1923-05-31 | Surrendered to USN 1945-11-10; scrapped 1947 |
| 松風 | Matsukaze | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 1922-12-02 | 1923-10-30 | 1924-04-05 | Torpedoed NW Chichijima [26.59N, 143.13E] 1944-06-09; stricken 1944-08-10 |
| 旗風 | Hatakaze | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan | 1923-07-03 | 1924-03-15 | 1924-08-30 | Air attack off Takao [22.37N, 120.15E] 1945-01-15; stricken 1945-03-10 |
| 追風 | Oite | Uraga Dock Company, Japan | 1923-03-16 | 1924-11-27 | 1925-10-30 | Air attack at Truk [07.40N, 151.45E] 1944-02-18; stricken 1944-03-11 |
| 疾風 | Hayate | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Japan | 1922-11-11 | 1925-03-24 | 1925-11-21 | Combat loss Battle of Wake Island [19.16N, 166.37E] 1941-12-11; stricken 1942-01-10 |
| 朝凪 | Asanagi | Fujinagata Shipyards, Japan | 1923-03-05 | 1924-04-21 | 1925-12-29 | Torpedoed W of Ogasawara [28.20N, 138.57E] 1944-05-22; stricken 1944-07-10 |
| 夕凪 | Yūnagi | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan | 1923-09-17 | 1924-04-23 | 1925-05-24 | Torpedoed NW of Luzon [18.46N, 120.46E] 1944-08-25; struck 1944-10-10 |
The Kamikaze-class destroyers were a class of nine destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Some authors consider the Nokaze, Kamikaze and Mutsuki classes to be extensions of the Minekaze-class destroyers, and the Kamikaze class is sometimes referred to as the "Kiyokaze class" to distinguish it from the earlier World War I-era destroyer class of the same name. Obsolete by the beginning of the Pacific War, the Kamikazes were relegated to mostly secondary roles. Most ultimately were lost to U.S. submarines.
