Kawakaze-class destroyer

Japanese destroyer Tanikaze
Class overview
NameKawakaze class
Builders
Operators Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded byEnoki class
Succeeded byMomi class
In commission11 November 1918 – 1 April 1935
Completed2
Active0
Lost0
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 1,300 long tons (1,300 t) normal,
  • 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) full load
Length
  • 97.3 m (319 ft) pp,
  • 103.6 m (340 ft) overall
Beam8.8 m (29 ft)
Draught2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion2-shaft steam turbine, 4 boilers 34,000 ihp (25,000 kW)
Speed37.5 knots (69.5 km/h)
Range4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement128
Armament

The Kawakaze-class destroyers (江風型駆逐艦, Kawakazegata kuchikukan) were a class of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[1] The class is sometimes referred to as the Tanikaze class in some sources; however, Tanikaze was launched and commissioned later than Kawakaze.

  1. ^ Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945