Japanese destroyer Hamakaze (1940)

	Hamakaze underway on 30 June 1941
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Hamakaze
Ordered	1937
Builder	Uraga Dock Company
Laid down	20 November 1939
Launched	25 November 1940
Commissioned	30 June 1941
Stricken	10 June 1945
Fate	Sunk in action, 7 April 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Kagerō-class destroyer
Displacement	2,490 long tons (2,530 t)
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	Two-shaft geared turbines
Speed	35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Range	8338km (4500nm)
Complement	240
Armament	6 × 127 mm (5.0 in)/50 caliber DP guns; up to 28 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns; up to 4 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns; 8 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes; 36 depth charges;

Hamakaze (浜風, "Beach Wind") was one of 19 Kagerō-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s.

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