Japanese destroyer Umikaze
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 Umikaze underway on April 9, 1937. |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Umikaze |
| Struck: | 31 March 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk 1 February 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,980 long tons (2,012 t) |
| Length: | 107.5 m (352 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 |
| Armament: | • 5 × 5 in (130 mm)/ 50 caliber DP guns • up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns • up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns • 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes • 16 depth charges |
Umikaze was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Sea Breeze".
On 1 February 1944, Umikaze was torpedoed and sunk by USS Guardfish (SS-217) off the southern entrance to Truk Atoll (07°10′N 151°43′E / 7.167°N 151.717°E).
[edit] Commanding Officers
- Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Takemitsu Narutomi - 1 December 1936—31 May 1937
- Lt. Cmdr. Takemitsu Narutomi - 31 May 1937—15 December 1938
- Lt. Cmdr. Yasumasa Watanabe - 15 December 1938—25 July 1941
- Lt. Cmdr. Itsurou Shimizu - 25 July 1941—25 April 1942
- Cmdr. Nagahide Sugitani - 25 April 1942—20 February 1943
- Cmdr. Toshirou Mifune - 20 February 1943—5 November 1943
- Lt. Cmdr. Kotarou Nakao - 5 November 1943—1 February 1944
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