Japanese destroyer Harukaze (1922)

Harukaze at Yokosuka, 1934
History
Empire of Japan
Name:	Harukaze
Builder:	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down:	16 May 1922 as Destroyer No. 5
Launched:	18 December 1922
Completed:	31 May 1923
Renamed:	Harukaze, 1 August 1928
Struck:	10 November 1945
Fate:	Scuttled, 1947
General characteristics
Class and type:	Kamikaze-class destroyer
Displacement:	1,422 t (1,400 long tons) (normal) 1,747 t (1,719 long tons) (deep load)
Length:	97.5 m (319 ft 11 in) (pp) 102.5 m (336 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam:	9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draft:	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Installed power:	38,500 shp (28,700 kW) 4 × Kampon water-tube boilers
Propulsion:	2 shafts; 2 × Kampon geared steam turbines
Speed:	37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph)
Range:	3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement:	148
Armament:	4 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) Type 3 guns 3 × twin 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
Service record
Part of:	Destroyer Division 5
Operations:	Battle of the Philippines Battle of Sunda Strait

Harukaze (春風, “Spring Wind”) was one of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War, she participated in the Philippines Campaign in December 1941 and the Dutch East Indies Campaign in early 1942. She took part in the Battle of Sunda Strait in March and helped to sink two Allied cruisers.

The Kamikaze class was an improved version of the Minekaze-class destroyers. The ships had an overall length of 102.5 meters (336 ft 3 in) and were 97.5 meters (319 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 9.1 meters (29 ft 10 in), and a mean draft of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in). The Kamikaze-class ships displaced 1,422 metric tons (1,400 long tons) at standard load and 1,747 metric tons (1,719 long tons) at deep load. They were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce 38,500 shaft horsepower (28,700 kW), which would propel the ships at 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph). During sea trials, the ships comfortably exceeded their designed speeds, reaching 38.7 to 39.2 knots (71.7 to 72.6 km/h; 44.5 to 45.1 mph). The ships carried 420 metric tons (413 long tons) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,600 nautical miles (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). Their crew consisted of 148 officers and crewmen.