Hayate on trials, 1925
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Empire of Japan | |
Name: | Hayate |
Builder: | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo |
Laid down: | 11 November 1922 as Destroyer No. 13 |
Launched: | 24 March 1925 |
Completed: | 21 December 1925 |
Renamed: | Hayate, 1 August 1928 |
Fate: | Sunk by American coast-defense guns, 11 December 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Kamikaze-class destroyer |
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Beam: | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draft: | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
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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 |
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Service record | |
Part of: | Destroyer Division 29 |
Operations: | Battle of Wake Island |
The Japanese destroyer Hayate (疾風 Gale?) was one of nine Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). During the Pacific War, she was sunk by American coast-defense guns during the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941, the first Japanese warship to be lost during the war. Only a single man of her crew was rescued.
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.