Kagerō-class destroyer

Yukikaze in December 1939.
Class overview
Name:	Kagerō class
Operators:	Imperial Japanese Navy  Republic of China Navy
Preceded by:	Asashio class
Succeeded by:	Yūgumo class Akizuki class
In commission:	1939–1947 (Japan), 1947–1966 (Republic of China)
Planned:	18 (1937) + 4 (1939)
Completed:	19
Cancelled:	3 (The dummy for the naval budget of the Yamato-class battleships)
Lost:	18
Scrapped:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	2,000 long tons (2,032 t) standard 2,500 long tons (2,540 t) battle condition
Length:	118.50 m (388 ft 9 in) full, 116.20 m (381 ft 3 in) waterline
Beam:	10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught:	3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:	3 × Kampon water tube boilers, 2 × Kanpon impulse turbines, 2 × shafts, 52,000 shp
Speed:	35.5 knots (40.9 mph; 65.7 km/h)
Complement:	239 (Kagerō, 1939)
Armament:	(Kagerō, 1939) 6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2) 4 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 8 × Type 92 torpedo tubes (2×4) 16 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedoes 18 × Type 95 depth charges 2 × paravanes (Kagerō, 1943) 6 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (3×2) 8 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 8 × Type 92 torpedo tubes (2×4) 16 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedoes 18 × Type 95 depth charges 2 × paravanes (Yukikaze, July 1944) 4 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (2×2) 24 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 4 × 13 mm Type 95 AA guns 8 × Type 92 torpedo tubes (2×4) 16 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedoes 36 × Type 2 or Type 3 depth charges (Yukikaze, April 1945) 4 × Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns (2×2) 27 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns 4 × 13 mm Type 95 AA guns 8 × Type 92 torpedo tubes (2×4) 16 × 610 mm Type 93 torpedoes 36 × Type 2 or Type 3 depth charges

The Kagerō-class destroyers (陽炎型駆逐艦,, Kagerō-gata Kuchikukan^?) were a group of 19 destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s. The IJN called them Destroyer Type-A (甲型駆逐艦,, Kō-gata Kuchikukan^?) from their plan name.

The Kagerō class was an enlarged and improved version of the preceding Asashio class. 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).