Japanese destroyer Umikaze
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 1 February 1944 |
| Struck: | 31 March 1944 |
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| Displacement: | 1,980 tons |
| Length: | 352 ft 8 in (107.5 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in ( 127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 16 depth charges |
Umikaze was a Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Sea Breeze".
On 1 February 1944, Umikaze was torpedoed and sunk by USS Guardfish (SS-217) off the southern entrance to Truk Atoll ().
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Takemitsu Narutomi - 1 December 1936 - 31 May 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Takemitsu Narutomi - 31 May 1937 - 15 December 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Yasumasa Watanabe - 15 December 1938 - 25 July 1941
Lt. Cmdr. Itsurou Shimizu - 25 July 1941 - 25 April 1942
Cmdr. Nagahide Sugitani - 25 April 1942 - 20 February 1943
Cmdr. Toshirou Mifune - 20 February 1943 - 5 November 1943
Lt. Cmdr. Kotarou Nakao - 5 November 1943 - 1 February 1944
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