Minekaze-class destroyer
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The Minekaze-class destroyer was a group of early 20th-century Japanese warships known for their high speed and service in the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
destroyer class
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warship class ⓘ |
| armamentType |
depth charges (later modifications)
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naval guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builtInDecade |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ |
| category |
Destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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Ship classes of Japan ⓘ World War II destroyer classes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | high-speed destroyer ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet escort duties
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high-speed scouting ⓘ torpedo attacks ⓘ |
| designedInDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
interwar period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kamikaze-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShip |
Japanese destroyer Hakaze
NERFINISHED
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Japanese destroyer Hokaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Minekaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Nadakaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Namikaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Nokaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Numakaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Okikaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Sawakaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1920) NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Shiokaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Tachikaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese destroyer Yakaze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | steel hull ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | flush-deck design ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | high speed for its time ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Momi-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbine ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare (later in service)
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escort ship ⓘ patrol duties ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early 1920s ⓘ |
| shipType | ocean-going destroyer ⓘ |
| timeInService |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japanese destroyer flotillas ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
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Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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