Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1917)

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kawakaze
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched	10 October 1917
Completed	11 November 1918
Decommissioned	1 April 1934
Fate	Scrapped, 1934
General characteristics
Class & type	Kawakaze-class destroyer
Displacement	1,300 long tons (1,300 t) (normal); 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) (full load);
Length	320 ft (97.5 m) (pp); 336 ft 6 in (102.6 m) (o/a);
Beam	29 ft (8.8 m)
Draught	9 ft 3 in (2.8 m)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers; 34,000 shp (25,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	37.5 knots (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	128
Armament	3 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns; 3 × twin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes;

Kawakaze (江風, Inlet Wind) was the lead ship of her class of two destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War I.

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kawakaze
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched	10 October 1917
Completed	11 November 1918
Decommissioned	1 April 1934
Fate	Scrapped, 1934
General characteristics
Class & type	Kawakaze-class destroyer
Displacement	1,300 long tons (1,300 t) (normal) 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) (full load)
Length	320 ft (97.5 m) (pp) 336 ft 6 in (102.6 m) (o/a)
Beam	29 ft (8.8 m)
Draught	9 ft 3 in (2.8 m)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers 34,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	37.5 knots (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	128
Armament	3 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns 3 × twin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes