Japanese destroyer Hatakaze (1924)
Hatakaze off Mako, 1924
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History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
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Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 3 July 1923 |
Launched | 15 March 1924 |
Completed | 30 August 1924 |
Renamed | Destroyer No. 9 (1923-1928) |
Stricken | 10 March 1945 |
Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 15 January 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kamikaze-class destroyer |
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Length |
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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 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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The Japanese destroyer Hatakaze (旗風, ”Flag Wind”) was one of nine
Dutch East Indies Campaign in early 1942. She took part in the Battle of Sunda Strait
in March and helped to sink two Allied cruisers.
Design and description
The Kamikaze class was an improved version of the
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).[3] 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.[4]
The main armament of the Kamikaze-class ships consisted of four
12-centimeter (4.7 in) Type 3 guns in single mounts; one gun forward of the superstructure, one between the two funnels and the last pair back to back atop the aft superstructure. The guns were numbered '1' to '4' from front to rear. The ships carried three above-water twin sets of 53.3-centimeter (21.0 in) torpedo tubes; one mount was between the forward superstructure and the forward gun and the other two were between the aft funnel and aft superstructure.[4]
Early in the war, the No. 4 gun and the aft torpedo tubes were removed in exchange for four depth charge throwers and 18 depth charges. In addition 10 license-built
anti-aircraft machineguns by June 1944. These changes reduced their speed to 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph).[4]
Construction and career
Hatakaze, built at the
launched on 15 March 1924 and completed on 30 August 1924. Originally commissioned simply as Destroyer No. 9, the ship was assigned the name Hatakaze on 1 August 1928.[6]
Pacific War
At the time of the
Operation M (the invasion of the Philippines), during which time it helped screen landings of Japanese forces at Aparri.[7]
In early 1942, Hatakaze was assigned to escorting troop convoys to
Netherlands East Indies), she participated at the Battle of Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942. During that battle, she launched torpedoes at the cruisers HMAS Perth and USS Houston.[8]
From 10 March 1942 Hatakaze and Destroyer Division 5 were reassigned to the
Rangoon. From 5 May, she was reassigned back to the Yokosuka Naval District, where the destroyer served as a guard ship in Tokyo Bay until September. On 25 September, she escorted the aircraft carrier Unyō from Kure Naval Arsenal to Truk, and from there she escorted convoys on to Rabaul and back to Palau, returning to Yokosuka on 24 November to resume her duties as a guard ship.[9]
However, on 2 March 1943, Hatakaze suffered an accidental explosion, which caused heavy damage to her
IJN 5th Fleet, and on 25 December directly to the Combined Fleet
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At the end of December 1944, Hatakaze escorted a convoy from
Navy List on 10 March 1945.[9]
Notes
References
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945. Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-11402-8.
- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "IJN Hatakaze: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- Watts, Anthony J. & Gordon, Brian G. (1971). The Imperial Japanese Navy. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0385012683.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.