Kawakaze (江風, ”River Wind”) was the ninth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, and the third to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle...
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Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1917), a Kawakaze-class destroyer launched in 1917; retired in 1934. Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1936), a Shiratsuyu-class...
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during World War II. She was laid down in September 1935, launched in July 1936 and commissioned in September. U-34 and sister boat U-33 took part in Operation...
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Squadron 4 of the IJN 2nd Fleet together with her sister ships Umikaze, Kawakaze, and Suzukaze, and had sortied from Palau as part of the Philippine invasion...
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on 18 July 1945. Due to a strong request from the British government, Kawakaze was sold by Japan prior to completion to the Regia Marina of Italy. Italy...
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Tassafaronga, where Kawakaze landed the two torpedo hits which sank the heavy cruiser USS Northampton. On February 1st 1943, Kawakaze via gunfire damage...
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Japanese service, the Japanese having sold her only sister ship, Kawakaze, to Italy while Kawakaze was under construction. Urakaze also was the last Japanese...
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Enoki classes) and eight 1st Class destroyers (the Umikaze, Isokaze and Kawakaze classes). They also purchased two further 1st Class destroyers (the Urakaze...
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Asagumo DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo DD Yamagumo 24th Destroyer Division DD Kawakaze DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Yamakaze D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a...
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in 1936 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1936. "Een modern tankschip". Bataviaasch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 30 January 1936. "Launches...
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