The Kawakaze-class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding Isokaze class with a more powerful armament. They displaced 1,300 long tons (1,300 t) at normal load and 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) at deep load. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 320 feet (97.5 m) and a overall length of 336 feet 6 inches (102.6 m), a beam of 29 feet (8.8 m) and a draught of 9 feet 3 inches (2.8 m). Kawakaze was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft[1] using steam produced by four Type Ro Kamponwater-tube boilers.[2] The engines produced a total of 34,000 shaft horsepower (25,000 kW) that gave the ships a maximum speed of 37.5 knots (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph).[3] They carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 128 officers and ratings.[4]
The main armament of the Kawakaze-class ships consisted of three quick-firing (QF)12-centimetre (4.7 in) guns; one gun each was located at the bow and stern with the third gun positioned abaft the bridge on the forecastle deck. Their torpedo armament consisted of three twin rotating mounts for 533-millimetre (21.0 in) torpedoes; two mounts were located between the stern gun and the funnels while the third mount was placed between the forward funnel and the forecastle. The ships were later rearmed with two triple-tube mounts in lieu of their twin mounts.[4]
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japanese, destroyer, kawakaze, 1917, other, ships, with, same, name, japanese, destroyer, kawakaze, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, chal. For other ships with the same name see Japanese destroyer Kawakaze This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Japanese destroyer Kawakaze 1917 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kawakaze 江風 Inlet Wind was the lead ship of her class of two destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy IJN during World War I HistoryEmpire of JapanNameKawakazeBuilderYokosuka Naval ArsenalLaunched10 October 1917Completed11 November 1918Decommissioned1 April 1934FateScrapped 1934General characteristicsClass and typeKawakaze class destroyerDisplacement1 300 long tons 1 300 t normal 1 580 long tons 1 610 t full load Length320 ft 97 5 m pp 336 ft 6 in 102 6 m o a Beam29 ft 8 8 m Draught9 ft 3 in 2 8 m Installed power4 water tube boilers 34 000 shp 25 000 kW Propulsion2 shafts 2 geared steam turbinesSpeed37 5 knots 69 5 km h 43 2 mph Range4 000 nmi 7 400 km 4 600 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement128Armament3 single 12 cm 4 7 in guns 3 twin 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 References 4 BibliographyDesign and description editThe Kawakaze class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding Isokaze class with a more powerful armament They displaced 1 300 long tons 1 300 t at normal load and 1 580 long tons 1 610 t at deep load The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 320 feet 97 5 m and a overall length of 336 feet 6 inches 102 6 m a beam of 29 feet 8 8 m and a draught of 9 feet 3 inches 2 8 m Kawakaze was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines each driving one shaft 1 using steam produced by four Type Ro Kampon water tube boilers 2 The engines produced a total of 34 000 shaft horsepower 25 000 kW that gave the ships a maximum speed of 37 5 knots 69 5 km h 43 2 mph 3 They carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 4 000 nautical miles 7 400 km 4 600 mi at a speed of 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Their crew consisted of 128 officers and ratings 4 The main armament of the Kawakaze class ships consisted of three quick firing QF 12 centimetre 4 7 in guns one gun each was located at the bow and stern with the third gun positioned abaft the bridge on the forecastle deck Their torpedo armament consisted of three twin rotating mounts for 533 millimetre 21 0 in torpedoes two mounts were located between the stern gun and the funnels while the third mount was placed between the forward funnel and the forecastle The ships were later rearmed with two triple tube mounts in lieu of their twin mounts 4 Construction and career editKawakaze was launched on 10 October 1917 at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 1 and completed on 11 November 1918 She was decommissioned on 1 April 1934 2 and subsequently broken up 4 References edit a b Friedman 1985 p 243 a b Todaka et al p 208 Watts amp Gordon p 254 a b c Jentschura Jung amp Mickel p 140Bibliography editFriedman Norman 1985 Japan In Gardiner Robert amp Gray Randal eds Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 907 3 Jentschura Hansgeorg Jung Dieter amp Mickel Peter 1977 Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1869 1945 Annapolis Maryland United States Naval Institute ISBN 0 87021 893 X Todaka Kazushige Fukui Shizuo Eldridge Robert D amp Leonard Graham B 2020 Destroyers Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum the Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui s Photos of Japanese Warships Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1 59114 630 8 Watts Anthony J amp Gordon Brian G 1971 The Imperial Japanese Navy London Macdonald ISBN 0 35603 045 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese destroyer Kawakaze 1917 amp oldid 1134800315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
