Japanese destroyer Kagero
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1937 |
| Laid down: | 3 September 1937 |
| Launched: | 27 September 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 6 November 1939 |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 8 May 1943 |
| Struck: | 20 June 1943 |
| 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: | 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 |
Kagero (陽炎?) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Glimmering Spring Air", or "The Shimmering Mist that Rises from the Earth on a Hot Day".
On 8 May 1943, Kagero made a troop transport run to Kolombangara. When leaving Vila, she was disabled by a mine, then suffered further damage in air attacks due to near-misses and strafing. She finally sank southwest of Kolombangara (). Of those on-board, only 18 died and rest were rescued.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Iwata Yamamoto - 2 February 1939 - 10 August 1939
Cmdr. Iwata Yamamoto - 10 August 1939 - 1 November 1939
Cmdr. Shigetaka Amano - 1 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
Cmdr. Minoru Yokoi - 15 October 1940 - 24 December 1941
Cmdr. Terumichi Arimoto - 24 December 1941 - 8 May 1943
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