Japanese destroyer Hagikaze
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| Fate: | Sunk in action, 7 August 1943 |
| Struck: | 15 October 1943 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,490 tons |
| Length: | 388 ft 9 in (118.5 meters |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.8 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 240 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in (127 mm) / 50
caliber DP guns, up to 28 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges |
Hagikaze was a Kagero-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
On 7 August 1943, Hagikaze was sunk between Kolombangara and Vella Lavella () during the Battle of Vella Gulf.
See also
External links
| Kagero-class destroyer |
| Kagero | Kuroshio | Oyashio | Hatsukaze | Natsushio | Yukikaze | Hayashio | Maikaze | Isokaze | Shiranuhi | Amatsukaze | Tokitsukaze | Urakaze | Hamakaze | Nowaki | Arashi | Hagikaze | Tanikaze | Akigumo |
| List of ships of the Japanese Navy |
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