Shimakaze file photo [1849]

Shimakaze

CountryJapan
Ship ClassShimakaze-class Destroyer
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid Down8 Aug 1941
Launched18 Jul 1942
Commissioned10 May 1943
Sunk11 Nov 1944
Displacement2,567 tons standard; 3,048 tons full
Length413 feet
Beam37 feet
Draft13 feet
MachineryTwo geared turbines, two shafts
Power Output76,000 shaft horsepower
Speed39 knots
Range1,400nm at 30 knots
Crew250
Armament2x2x5in/50 DP guns, 28x25mm AA guns, 4x13mm guns, 3x5x25in torpedo tubes with 30 torpedos, 2 depth charge rails with 18 depth charges

Contributor:

ww2dbaseShimakaze, a 3048-ton destroyer, was built at Maizuru, Japan. Completed in May 1943, she was extraordinarily large and fast, with a very heavy torpedo armament. She was commanded by Commander Hirose Hiromu between 10 May 1943 and 5 Oct 1943, and Commander Uwai Hiroshi until her sinking by US Navy carrier-based aircraft in the Philippines area on 11 November 1944.

ww2dbaseSource: Naval Historical Center

Last Major Revision: Jan 2005

Destroyer Shimakaze Interactive Map

Photographs

Shimakaze during her trials, Miyazu Bay, Japan, 5 May 1943Shimakaze under attack, Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 11 Nov 1944

Shimakaze Operational Timeline

10 May 1943 Shimakaze was commissioned into service.




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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Yuchen Liang says:
5 Mar 2024 04:09:54 PM

The original plan called for 32 Type-C destroyers in two subclasses, but only Shimakaze ended up being built. The rest were either cancelled or replanned to additional Type-B (Akizuki class) destroyers, which also got cancelled in favor of the Type-D (Matsu class) destroyers.
2. Yuchen Liang says:
22 Apr 2024 04:41:58 PM

Her name was inherited from the Minekaze-class destroyer of the interwar era (The original Shimakaze of 1920 was subsequently converted to a Patrol Boat along with her sister-ship Nadakaze. The two ships were renumbered PB-1 and PB-2.)

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Shimakaze during her trials, Miyazu Bay, Japan, 5 May 1943
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