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Umikaze

IJN Umikaze

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassShiratsuyu
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval guns (2×2, 1×1)

Sunk by USS Guardfish at the entrance to Truk lagoon on 1 February 1944.

Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval guns (2×2, 1×1)
  • 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns
  • 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 16 × Depth charges
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down4 May 1935
Launched27 November 1936
Commissioned31 May 1937
Displacement1,685 long tons (1,712 t)
Length103.5 m (340 ft) pp 107.5 m (352 ft 8 in) waterline
Speed34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Complement226

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

27 November 1936