Japanese destroyer Kagerō (1938)

History

Empire of Japan
Name:	Kagerō
Ordered:	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down:	3 September 1937
Launched:	27 September 1938
Completed:	6 November 1939
Commissioned:	6 November 1939
Struck:	20 June 1943
Fate:	Sunk in action, 8 May 1943
General characteristics
Class and type:	Kagerō-class destroyer
Displacement:	2,033 long tons (2,066 t) standard
Length:	118.5 m (388 ft 9 in)
Beam:	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft:	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:	3 × Kampon water tube boilers 2 × Kanpon impulse turbines 2 × shafts, 52,000 shp (39 MW)
Speed:	35.5 knots (40.9 mph; 65.7 km/h)
Range:	5,000 NM at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement:	239
Armament:	(1939) 6 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 DP guns 4 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes 18 depth charges 2 × paravanes (1943) 6 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 DP guns 8 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns 8 × 24 in (610 mm) torpedo tubes 18 depth charges

Kagerō (陽炎, Mirage^?) was the lead ship of the 19-vessel Kagerō-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late-1930s under the Circle Three Supplementary Naval Expansion Program (Maru San Keikaku).

The Kagerō-class destroyers were outwardly almost identical to the preceding light cruiser-sized Asashio class, with improvements made by Japanese naval architects to improve stability and to take advantage of Japan’s lead in torpedo technology. They were designed to accompany the Japanese main striking force and in both day and night attacks against the United States Navy as it advanced across the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese naval strategic projections. Despite being one of the most powerful classes of destroyers in the world at the time of their completion, only one survived the Pacific War.

Their crew numbered 240 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured 118.5 meters (388 ft 9 in) overall, with a beam of 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) and a draft of 3.76 meters (12 ft 4 in). They displaced 2,065 metric tons (2,032 long tons) at standard load and 2,529 metric tons (2,489 long tons) at deep load. The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of 52,000 shaft horsepower (39,000 kW) for a designed speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).

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