Japanese destroyer Kagerō (1938)

Kagerō anchored in Rabaul, 27 April 1943
History
Empire of Japan
NameKagerō
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down3 September 1937
Launched27 September 1938
Completed6 November 1939
Commissioned6 November 1939
Stricken20 June 1943
FateSunk in action, 8 May 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeKagerō-class destroyer
Displacement2,033 long tons (2,066 t) standard
Length118.5 m (388 ft 9 in)
Beam10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 3 × Kampon water tube boilers
  • 2 × Kanpon impulse turbines
  • 2 × shafts, 52,000 shp (39 MW)
Speed35.5 knots (40.9 mph; 65.7 km/h)
Range5,000 NM at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement239
Armament

Kagerō (陽炎, Mirage) was the lead ship of the 19-vessel Kagerō-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late-1930s under the Circle Three Supplementary Naval Expansion Program (Maru San Keikaku).

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