Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942)
Shimakaze on sea trials at Miyazu Bay, 5 May 1943 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shimakaze class |
| Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceded by | Yūgumo class |
| Succeeded by | Super Shimakaze class (planned) |
| History | |
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Shimakaze |
| Namesake | 島風 (Island Wind) |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 8 August 1941 |
| Launched | 18 July 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 May 1943 |
| Stricken | 10 January 1945 |
| Fate | Sunk in the Battle of Ormoc Bay, 11 November 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Experimental Destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 40.9 knots (75.7 km/h; 47.1 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 267 (May 1943) |
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Shimakaze (島風, Island Wind) was an experimental destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and intended as the lead ship in a projected new "Type C" of destroyers. She was the only destroyer to be armed with 15 torpedo tubes, each capable of firing the 610 mm (24 in) Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo. The ship also served as a testbed for a powerful, high-temperature, high-pressure steam turbine that was able to develop 79,240 shp (59,090 kW). This made her one of the fastest destroyers in the world: her design speed was 39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph), but on trials she made 40.9 knots (75.7 km/h; 47.1 mph).