Japanese destroyer Urakaze
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1937 |
| Laid down: | 11 April 1939 |
| Launched: | 19 April 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 15 December 1940 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 21 November 1944 |
| Struck: | 10 January 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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: | 240 |
| 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 |
Urakaze (浦風? "Wind on the Sea") was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 21 November 1944, Urakaze was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by USS Sealion (SS-315), 65 miles (120 km) north-northwest of Keelung, Formosa ().
Commanding Officers
Cmdr. Nagayoshi Shiraishi - 15 December 1940 - 8 September 1942
Cmdr. Juichi Iwagami - 8 September 1942 - 20 August 1943
Cmdr. Shooichi Yoshida - 20 August 1943 - 14 May 1944
Lt. Cmdr. Yasuteru Yokota - 14 May 1944 - 21 November 1944 (KIA)
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