Minekaze class
 The Minekaze in August 1932
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The Minekaze class ( Japanese 峯 風 型 駆 逐 艦 , Minekaze-gata kuchikukan ) was a class of fifteen destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy that were built at the end of the First World War and were still used in the Second World War .
List of ships
| Surname | Shipyard | Keel laying | Launch | Commissioning | Whereabouts | |
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| 1st group | ||||||
| Minekaze ( 峯 風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | April 20, 1918 | February 8, 1919 | March 29, 1920 | sunk on February 10, 1944 | |
| Sawakaze ( 澤 風 ) | Mitsubishi , Nagasaki | January 7, 1918 | January 7, 1919 | March 16, 1920 | broken up in 1948 | |
| 2nd group | ||||||
| Okikaze ( 沖 風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | February 22, 1919 | October 3, 1919 | 17th August 1920 | sunk on January 10, 1943 | |
| Shimakaze ( 島 風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | September 5, 1919 | March 31, 1920 | November 15, 1920 | conversion to a patrol boat , sunk on February 10, 1943 |
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| Nadakaze ( 灘 風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | January 9, 1920 | June 26, 1920 | September 30, 1921 | conversion to a patrol boat, sunk on July 25, 1945 |
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| Yakaze ( 矢 風 ) | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | July 15, 1918 | April 10, 1920 | July 19, 1920 | sunk on July 20, 1945 | |
| Hakaze ( 羽 風 ) | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | November 11, 1918 | June 21, 1920 | September 16, 1920 | sunk on January 23, 1943 | |
| 3rd group | ||||||
| Shiokaze ( 汐 風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | May 15, 1920 | October 22, 1920 | July 29, 1921 | broken up in 1948 | |
| Akikaze (秋風 ) | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | June 7, 1920 | December 14, 1920 | April 1, 1921 | sunk on November 3, 1944 | |
| Yūkaze ( 夕 風 ) | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | December 14, 1920 | April 28, 1921 | August 24, 1921 | Spoils of war Great Britain | |
| Tachikaze ( 太 刀 風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | August 18, 1920 | March 31, 1921 | December 5, 1921 | sunk on February 17, 1944 | |
| Hokaze ( 帆 風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | November 30, 1920 | July 12, 1921 | December 22, 1921 | sunk on July 6, 1944 | |
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4th group ( Nokaze subclass) |
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| Nokaze ( 野風 ) | Maizuru naval shipyard | April 16, 1921 | October 1, 1921 | March 31, 1922 | sunk on February 20, 1945 | |
| Namikaze ( 波 風 ) | November 7, 1921 | June 24, 1922 | November 11, 1922 | Spoils of war China | ||
| Numakaze ( 沼 風 ) | August 10, 1921 | May 22, 1922 | July 24, 1922 | sunk on December 19, 1943 | ||
technology
hull
The hull of a Minekaze- class destroyer was 102.5 meters long, 9.04 meters wide and had a draft of 2.9 meters with an operational displacement of 1,676 tons . The crew consisted of 148 men.
drive
The drive was carried out by two turbine sets of Parson with four oil-fired steam generators - boilers of Kampon type - with which a total output of 38,500 horsepower (28,317 kW has been achieved). The power was delivered to two shafts with one screw each . The top speed was 39 knots (72 km / h ). 401 tons of fuel could be bunkered, resulting in a maximum travel distance of 3,600 nautical miles (6,667 km) at 14 knots.
crew
The crew had a strength of 148 men.
Armament
When commissioned, the armament consisted of four 12 cm type 3 guns with a caliber length of 45 . These could shoot a 20.4 kilogram grenade up to 15 kilometers and were installed in four individual mounts. These center pivot carriages were set up in the boat center line, had simple shields which served as protection against fragments, and had a weight of 8.9 tons. For anti-aircraft were two 6.5-mm machine guns type 3 in individual carriage is available, which were placed on both sides on the bridge. Furthermore, three twin torpedo tube sets with a caliber of 53.3 cm were on board as torpedo armament.
literature
- Mark Stille: Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 . tape 1 . Osprey Publishing , Oxford 2013, ISBN 978-1-84908-984-5 , pp. 7-8 and 8-12 .
- Mike J. Whitley: Destroyer in World War II . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01426-2 , p. 182-183 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Type 3 12 cm cannon. In: navweaps.com. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .