Japanese destroyer Shikinami (1929)
Shikinami under way on 13 November 1929 | |
| History | |
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| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Shikinami |
| Namesake | 敷波 ("Spreading Waves") |
| Ordered | 1923 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Yard number | Destroyer No. 46 |
| Laid down | 6 July 1928 |
| Launched | 22 June 1929 |
| Commissioned | 24 December 1929 |
| Stricken | 10 October 1944 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Growler, 12 September 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fubuki-class destroyer |
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| Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed | 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 219 |
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Shikinami (敷波, "Spreading Waves") was the 12th of 24 Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.
Shikinami saw various escorting duties during the early parts of the war, then served in the battle of the Sunda Strait, where she launched a torpedo that finished off the already crippled heavy cruiser USS Houston. The Guadalcanal campaign saw more escorting duties, but mixed with troop and supply transport missions, several shore bombardment missions, and a gunfight in which she helped to sink the American patrol boat YP-346.