Kawakaze-class destroyer

	Japanese destroyer Tanikaze
Class overview
Name	Kawakaze class
Builders	Maizuru Naval Arsenal (1); Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (1);
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Enoki class
Succeeded by	Momi class
In commission	11 November 1918 – 1 April 1935
Completed	2
Active	0
Lost	0
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
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;
Beam	8.8 m (29 ft)
Draught	2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft steam turbine, 4 boilers 34,000 ihp (25,000 kW)
Speed	37.5 knots (69.5 km/h)
Range	4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	128
Armament	3 × Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun; 2 × 6.5 mm machine guns; 6× 53 cm torpedoes (2x3);

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

Class overview
Japanese destroyer Tanikaze
Name	Kawakaze class
Builders	Maizuru Naval Arsenal (1) Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (1)
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Enoki class
Succeeded by	Momi class
In commission	11 November 1918 – 1 April 1935
Completed	2
Active	0
Lost	0
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
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
Beam	8.8 m (29 ft)
Draught	2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft steam turbine, 4 boilers 34,000 ihp (25,000 kW)
Speed	37.5 knots (69.5 km/h)
Range	4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	128
Armament	3 × Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun 2 × 6.5 mm machine guns 6× 53 cm torpedoes (2x3)