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; Shimakaze;
In commission	1939–1947 (Japan),; 1947–1966 (Republic of China);
Planned	18 (1937) + 4 (1939)
Completed	19
Cancelled	3 (the dummies 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	118.5 m (388 ft 9 in) full,; 116.2 m (381 ft 3 in) waterline;
Beam	10.8 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 (39,000 kW);
Speed	35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)
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 (24 in) Type 93 torpedoes; 18 × Type 95 depth charges; 2 × paravanes; (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 class of nineteen 1st Class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s, and operated by them during the Pacific War, when all but one were lost. It also called Shiranui-class destroyers (不知火型駆逐艦, Shiranui-gata Kuchikukan) because the second ship, Shiranui was launched before first ship, Kagerō

The class was also one of a series called Destroyer Type-A (甲型駆逐艦, Kō-gata Kuchikukan) within the Imperial Japanese Navy from their plan name. At the time of introduction, these destroyers were among the deadliest destroyers afloat, primarily due to the excellent range and lethality of their "Long Lance" torpedoes.

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