The Kagerō class was an enlarged and improved version of the preceding Asashio class. Their crew numbered 240 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured 118.5 meters (388 ft 9 in) overall, with a beam of 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) and a draft of 3.76 meters (12 ft 4 in).[1] They displaced 2,065 metric tons (2,032 long tons) at standard load and 2,529 metric tons (2,489 long tons) at deep load.[2] The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000 shaft horsepower (39,000 kW) for a designed speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[3]
In June 1942 the ship participated in the Battle of Midway where she was damaged by air attacks. On 5 June, the day after the main Battle of Midway, Tanikaze was sent by Admiral Nagumo to ensure the last IJN aircraft carrier Hiryū had actually sunk, to scuttle her if necessary, and collect any survivors.
Tanikaze had the unfortunate luck of being seen by 61 US Dauntless dive bombers sent to destroy Hiryū if she was still afloat. After they were unable to locate the aircraft carrier (she had sunk about an hour earlier), the dive bombers turned back to simultaneously attack the hapless Japanese destroyer, since their bombs needed to be jettisoned before landing anyway. Through aggressive maneuvering (zig zagging) by the ship's Captain Katsumi Motoi (勝見 基), not one of the 61 dive bombers managed a direct hit, although shell fragments and shrapnel from a near-miss slashed across the No.3 aft 5" gun turret and triggering an explosion inside the turret that killed all of its six crew. Anti-Aircraft fire from the Tanikaze managed to down one of the attacking dive-bombers, piloted by Lt. Adams of USS Enterprise's VS-5, plunged into the wake of the maneuvering destroyer. A short time later, 5 B-17 level bombers operating out of Midway attacked the Tanikaze from an elevation of 11,000 feet. The bombers scored no hits. Tanikaze counted 11 bombers during this particular attack due to some of the B-17's making multiple attack runs. One of the B-17's accidentally jettisoned its auxiliary fuel tanks along with its bombs and was lost with all its crew (Another B-17 was lost due to fuel shortage on its way back as well). The Tanikaze arrived too late to inspect the Hiryū's hulk, which had already sunk. And returned to rendezvous with the combined fleet.[4]
Later that year, Tanikaze was busy with transport missions to Guadalcanal and in the first months of 1943, she aided in the evacuation of Japanese forces from the island.
^Etajima Class No. 54, Imperial Japanese Navy, World War II
^C13072101400 (October 10, 1947) at Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR) (in Japanese)
Referencesedit
Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-146-7.
Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN0-87021-893-X.
Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-326-1.
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For other ships with the same name see Japanese destroyer Tanikaze Tanikaze 谷風 Valley Wind was one of 19 Kagerō class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s Tanikaze in April 1941History Empire of Japan NameTanikaze BuilderFujinagata Shipyards Osaka Launched1 November 1940 Commissioned25 April 1941 Stricken10 August 1944 FateTorpedoed and sunk by USS Harder 9 June 1944 General characteristics Class and typeKagerō class destroyer Displacement2 490 long tons 2 530 t Length118 5 m 388 ft 9 in Beam10 8 m 35 ft 5 in Draft3 8 m 12 ft 6 in Speed35 knots 40 mph 65 km h Complement240 Armament6 127 mm 5 0 in 50 caliber DP guns up to 28 Type 96 25 mm 0 98 in AA guns up to 4 13 2 mm 0 52 in AA guns 8 610 mm 24 in torpedo tubes 36 depth charges Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksDesign and description editThe Kagerō class was an enlarged and improved version of the preceding Asashio class Their crew numbered 240 officers and enlisted men The ships measured 118 5 meters 388 ft 9 in overall with a beam of 10 8 meters 35 ft 5 in and a draft of 3 76 meters 12 ft 4 in 1 They displaced 2 065 metric tons 2 032 long tons at standard load and 2 529 metric tons 2 489 long tons at deep load 2 The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Kampon water tube boilers The turbines were rated at a total of 52 000 shaft horsepower 39 000 kW for a designed speed of 35 knots 65 km h 40 mph The ships had a range of 5 000 nautical miles 9 300 km 5 800 mi at a speed of 18 knots 33 km h 21 mph 3 The main armament of the Kagerō class consisted of six Type 3 127 millimeter 5 0 in guns in three twin gun turrets one superfiring pair aft and one turret forward of the superstructure They were built with four Type 96 25 millimeter 1 0 in 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 torpedo tubes for the oxygen fueled Type 93 Long Lance torpedo in two quadruple traversing mounts one reload was carried for each tube 2 Their anti submarine weapons comprised 16 depth charges 3 Construction and career editIn June 1942 the ship participated in the Battle of Midway where she was damaged by air attacks On 5 June the day after the main Battle of Midway Tanikaze was sent by Admiral Nagumo to ensure the last IJN aircraft carrier Hiryu had actually sunk to scuttle her if necessary and collect any survivors Tanikaze had the unfortunate luck of being seen by 61 US Dauntless dive bombers sent to destroy Hiryu if she was still afloat After they were unable to locate the aircraft carrier she had sunk about an hour earlier the dive bombers turned back to simultaneously attack the hapless Japanese destroyer since their bombs needed to be jettisoned before landing anyway Through aggressive maneuvering zig zagging by the ship s Captain Katsumi Motoi 勝見 基 not one of the 61 dive bombers managed a direct hit although shell fragments and shrapnel from a near miss slashed across the No 3 aft 5 gun turret and triggering an explosion inside the turret that killed all of its six crew Anti Aircraft fire from the Tanikaze managed to down one of the attacking dive bombers piloted by Lt Adams of USS Enterprise s VS 5 plunged into the wake of the maneuvering destroyer A short time later 5 B 17 level bombers operating out of Midway attacked the Tanikaze from an elevation of 11 000 feet The bombers scored no hits Tanikaze counted 11 bombers during this particular attack due to some of the B 17 s making multiple attack runs One of the B 17 s accidentally jettisoned its auxiliary fuel tanks along with its bombs and was lost with all its crew Another B 17 was lost due to fuel shortage on its way back as well The Tanikaze arrived too late to inspect the Hiryu s hulk which had already sunk And returned to rendezvous with the combined fleet 4 Later that year Tanikaze was busy with transport missions to Guadalcanal and in the first months of 1943 she aided in the evacuation of Japanese forces from the island On 9 June 1944 Tanikaze was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Harder in Sibutu Passage near Tawitawi 90 miles 140 km southwest of Basilan 05 42 N 120 41 E 5 700 N 120 683 E 5 700 120 683 114 crew members were killed while 126 survivors including her commander Lieutenant Commander Shunsaku Ikeda 池田 周作 5 who died two days later 6 were rescued by the destroyer Urakaze which five months later would be sunk by the submarine USS Sealion with all hands including all survivors from Tanikaze citation needed Notes edit Chesneau p 194 a b Whitley pp 200 01 a b Jentschura Jung amp Mickel p 148 Shattered Sword P 365 Etajima Class No 54 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II C13072101400 October 10 1947 at Japan Center for Asian Historical Records JACAR in Japanese References editChesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 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 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War 2 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 326 1 External links editCombinedFleet com Kagero class destroyers CombinedFleet com Tanikaze history Googlebooks com The Battle of Midway 05 42 N 120 41 E 5 700 N 120 683 E 5 700 120 683 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese destroyer Tanikaze 1940 amp oldid 1154700837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
