Japanese destroyer Umikaze (1936)
 Umikaze underway on 9 April 1937.
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Umikaze |
| Ordered | 1934 FY |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 4 May 1935 |
| Launched | 27 November 1936 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1937 |
| Stricken | 31 March 1944 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Guardfish, 1 February 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,685 long tons (1,712 t) |
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| Beam | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed | 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 226 |
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| Service record | |
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Umikaze (海風, ”Sea Breeze”)
History
The Shiratsuyu-class destroyers were modified versions of the Hatsuharu class, and were designed to accompany the Japanese main striking force and to conduct both day and night torpedo attacks against the United States Navy as it advanced across the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese naval strategic projections.[3] Despite being one of the most powerful classes of destroyers in the world at the time of their completion, none survived the Pacific War.[4]
Umikaze, built at the
Operational history
At the time of the
In April, Umikaze assisted in the invasion of
During the Battle of Midway on 4–6 June, Umikaze was part of the Aleutians Guard Force under Admiral Shirō Takasu. She was assigned back to the IJN 2nd Fleet on 14 July after the Midway Operation was cancelled.
Umikaze escorted the
for emergency repairs. Umikaze was withdrawn to Truk by the end of December, and returned to Sasebo for repairs by 5 January 1943.Umikaze returned to active duty at the end of February 1943, escorting a troop convoy to Truk, and then conducting patrols out of Truk to the end of April. In May, after a troop transport run to Kolombangara, she accompanied the battleship Musashi from Truk to Yokosuka, returning with the aircraft carriers Chūyō and Unyō. In June, Umikaze led a troop transport mission to Ponape and Nauru and continued on with escort duties between Truk and the Japanese home islands through the end of November.
Umikaze went into dock at Sasebo in November, where her “X” turret was removed and replaced by additional
She was removed from the
Notes
- ^ Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Page 548
- ^ Lengerer, pp. 92-3
- ^ Peattie & Evans, Kaigun.
- ^ Globalsecurity.org, IJN Shiratsuyu class destroyers
- ^ Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Shiratsuyu class 1st class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
References
- D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
- Brown, David (1990). Warship Losses of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X.
- 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.
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Lengerer, Hans (2007). The Japanese Destroyers of the Hatsuharu Class. Warship 2007. London: Conway. pp. 91–110. ISBN 978-1-84486-041-8.
- Nelson, Andrew N. (1967). Japanese–English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-0408-7.
- Watts, Anthony J (1967). Japanese Warships of World War II. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-3850-9189-3.
- Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
External links
- Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "IJN Umikaze: Tabular Record of Movement". Long Lancers. Combinedfleet.com.
- Nishidah, Hiroshi (2002). "Shiratsuyu class destroyers". Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
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