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Japanese destroyer Urakaze (1940)

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anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but more of these guns were added over the course of the war. The ships were also armed with eight 610-millimeter (24.0 in)
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in two quadruple traversing mounts; one reload was carried for each tube. Their anti-submarine weapons comprised 16
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and sunk with all hands - including Commander Destroyer Division 17 (Captain Tamotsu Tanii) - by the submarine
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of 3.76 meters (12 ft 4 in). They displaced 2,065 metric tons (2,032 long tons) at
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load and 2,529 metric tons (2,489 long tons) at deep load. The ships had two
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
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On 9 June 1944, she rescued 126 survivors from the destroyer
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class was an enlarged and improved version of the preceding
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Battleships of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
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Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 366:Type 3 127-millimeter (5.0 in) guns 19:For other ships with the same name, see 515: 376:pair aft and one turret forward of the 341:, using steam provided by three Kampon 1744:Warships lost in combat with all hands 25: 546:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 148 48: 7: 542: 540: 530: 528: 176:118.5 m (388 ft 9 in) 1754:Ships built by Fujinagata Shipyards 1749:Maritime incidents in November 1944 507:, sinking her several hours later. 382:Type 96 25-millimeter (1.0 in) 431:, which was sunk by the submarine 184:10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) 14: 1729:Ships sunk by American submarines 237:Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) 192:3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) 1724:World War II destroyers of Japan 1662: 1657: 1645: 1637: 870: 716: 50: 29: 168:2,490 long tons (2,530 t) 1: 592:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 501:, and hitting the battleship 249:8 × 610 mm (24 in) 390:Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo 380:. 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Index

Japanese destroyer Urakaze
Urakaze
Empire of Japan
Fujinagata Shipyards
Osaka
USS Sealion
Kagerō-class
destroyer
knots
127 mm (5.0 in)/50
caliber
DP
Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in)
13.2 mm (0.52 in)
torpedo tubes
depth charges
Kagerō-class
destroyers
Imperial Japanese Navy
Asashio class
overall
beam
draft
standard
Kampon
steam turbines
propeller shaft
water-tube boilers
shaft horsepower
knots

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