Kagerō class

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The Kagerō class was a group of advanced World War II Japanese destroyers known for their powerful torpedo armament and service with the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Label Occurrences
Kagerō class canonical 4
Kagerō-class destroyer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf destroyer class
warship class
armament 127 mm dual-purpose guns
Type 93 610 mm torpedo tubes
anti-aircraft guns
depth charges
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
designedFor high-speed operations with carrier and battleship task forces
displacementStandard about 2000 tons
followedBy Yūgumo-class destroyer
hasPart Akigumo
Amatsukaze
Arashi
Hagikaze
Hamakaze
Hatsukaze
Hayashio
Isokaze
Kagerō
Kuroshio
Maikaze
Natsushio
Nowaki
Oyashio
Shiranui
Tanikaze
Tokitsukaze
Urakaze
Yukikaze
maximumSpeed about 35 knots
navalDoctrineRole first-line destroyer
notableFeature equipped with Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes
powerful torpedo armament
notableShip Yukikaze
numberBuilt 19
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Pacific War
precededBy Asashio-class destroyer
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
serviceEntryYear 1939
servicePeriod 1939–1945
theaterOfOperations Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
usedFor escort duty
fleet screening
naval warfare
night combat
torpedo attack
YukikazeReputation one of the most famous and survivable Japanese destroyers of World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze class Kagerō class
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers notableClass Kagerō-class destroyer
linked to: Kagerō class
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze class Kagerō class
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze shipClass Kagerō class
Japanese destroyer Isokaze shipClass Kagerō class