Asakaze

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The Japanese destroyer Asakaze was one of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War, she participated in the Philippines Campaign in December 1941 and the 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. She was sunk by USS Haddo in August 1944.

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Asakaze
speed 37.3 knot, 
Kamikaze-class destroyerdestroyerMitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & MachineryImperial Japanese Navy

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  • Asakaze
    1922 Kamikaze-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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keel laying
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ship launching
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The Japanese light cruiser Yubari leading the destroyers Asakaze, Harukaze, Matsukaze, and Hatakaze.The Japanese light cruiser Yubari leading the destroyers Asakaze, Harukaze, Matsukaze, and Hatakaze.
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    objectwatercraftAsakazeKamikaze-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
    siteshipwreckUSS Hardersunken vessel, attack submarine, Gato-class submarineWikidata
    commonsimageThe Japanese light cruiser Yubari leading the destroyers Asakaze, Harukaze, Matsukaze, and Hatakaze. Commons