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| Tonnage | 1400 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 336'6" by 30'0" by 9'7" 102.57m by 9.14m by 2.92m |
| Maximum speed | 37.3 knots |
| Complement | 148 |
| Armament | 4x1 4.7"/45
dual-purpose
guns 2 7.7mm machine guns 3x2 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared
turbine
(38,500 shp) 4 Kampon boilers |
| Bunkerage | 420 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 3600 nautical miles (6700 km) at 14 knots |
| Modifications |
1941-1942: Rearmed with 3 4.7" guns,
10 25mm/60
AA guns, 4
21" torpedo tubes, 4 depth
charge throwers and 18 depth charges. 1944-6: Light antiaircraft armament increased to 13 to 20 25mm guns and 4 13mm/76 machine guns. Speed reduced to 35 knots. |
The Kamikazes were
completed
in 1922-1925 in various yards.
They were essentially improved Minekazes.
Two additional units were canceled in conformance with the Washington
Treaty. The final four units (Oite, Hayate, Asanagi
and Yunagi) are sometimes treated as a separate class (Oite
class) because they used Kampon rather than Parsons machinery.
However, there was no appreciable difference in performance.
Though obsolescent, the Kamikazes were being modernized when war broke out.
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With Close Covering Force |
Torpedoed 1944-8-23 off Philippines by Haddo | |
| Damaged by aircraft 1945-1-21 off Formosa and not repaired | ||
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With Close Covering Force |
Torpedoed 1944-6-9 off Chichi-jima by Swordfish | |
| Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-15 at Takao | ||
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With Wake
Invasion
Force |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-2-17 at Truk | |
| Hayate | With Wake Invasion Force | Sunk by coastal batteries 1941-12-11 off Wake |
| Asanagi | With Gilbert Islands Force | Torpedoed 1944-5-22 off Chichi-jima by Pollack |
| Yunagi | With Gilbert Islands Force | Torpedoed 1944-8-25 off Philippines by Picuda |
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References
CombinedFleet.com (accesssed 2007-11-19)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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