Japanese destroyer Tachikaze (1921)

Tachikaze on speed trials off Maizuru, 1921
History
Empire of Japan
NameTachikaze
Orderedfiscal 1918
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down18 August 1920
Launched31 March 1921
Commissioned5 December 1921
Stricken31 March 1944
FateSunk in action, 17 February 1944
General characteristics
Class & typeMinekaze-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,215 long tons (1,234 t) normal,
  • 1,345 long tons (1,367 t) full load
Length
  • 97.5 m (320 ft) pp,
  • 102.6 m (337 ft) overall
Beam8.92 m (29.3 ft)
Draught2.79 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion2-shaft Mitsubishi-Parsons geared turbines, 4 boilers 38,500 ihp (28,700 kW)
Speed39 knots (72 km/h)
Range3,600 nautical miles (6,700 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement154
Armament
Service record
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Tachikaze (太刀風, Sword Wind) was a Minekaze-class destroyer, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy immediately following World War I. Advanced for their time, these ships served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, but were considered obsolescent by the start of the Pacific War.

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