Japanese destroyer Isokaze
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| Ordered: | 1937 |
| Laid down: | 25 November 1938 |
| Launched: | 19 June 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 30 November 1940 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 7 April 1945 |
| Struck: | 25 May 1945 |
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| Displacement: | 2,490 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft 9 in (118.5 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.8 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 239 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Isokaze (磯風? "Wind on the Beach") was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It is the second ship to carry the name after the lead ship from Isokaze-class destroyer.
On 7 April 1945, Isokaze escorted the battleship Yamato from the Inland Sea on her Operation Ten-Go attack on the Allied forces on Okinawa. She was struck by aircraft of Task Force 58 and scuttled with gunfire 150 miles (280 km) southwest of Nagasaki (). Of those on board, 20 were killed and rest were rescued by other ships.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Masashichi Shirahama - 15 November 1940 - 30 November 1940
Cmdr. Masashichi Shirahama - 30 November 1940 - 25 February 1941
Cmdr. Kenma Isogu - 25 February 1941 - 10 September 1941
Cmdr. Shunichi Toyoshima - 10 September 1941 - 22 November 1942
Lt. Cmdr. Junnari Kamiura - 22 November 1942 - 1 November 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Saneho Maeda - 1 November 1943 - 7 April 1945
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