Japanese destroyer Asakaze (1905)

Asakaze (朝風) ("Morning wind") was one of 32 Kamikaze-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Asakaze.
Sister ship Ayanami
History
Empire of Japan
NameAsakaze
BuilderMitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki
Launched28 October 1905
Completed24 February 1906
Decommissioned1 April 1928
Out of service31 January 1929
ReclassifiedAs a minesweeper, 1 December 1924
FateSunk as a target, 1 August 1929
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeKamikaze-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 381 long tons (387 t)
  • 450 long tons (460 t) (full load)
Length
  • 227 ft (69.2 m) (pp)
  • 234 ft (71 m) (o/a)
Beam21 ft 7 in (6.6 m)
Draught6 ft (1.8 m)
Installed power4 boilers; 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement70
Armament
  • 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) 12 cwt guns
  • 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) 8 cwt guns
  • 2 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
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