Kamikaze-Class
WWI Veterans - Kamikaze-class were WWI-era destroyers. 9 ships built 1922-1924. Four 4.7-inch guns + six 21-inch torpedoes. High speed (37 knots). Oldest destroyers in WWII combat (20-22 years old when fighting). All 9 saw action - 6 lost, 3 survived. Kamikaze (name ship) achieved rare distinction of surviving entire war. Obsolete but pressed into service for desperate convoy escort and patrol duties.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 381 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1720 t
- Length
- 227 ft
- Beam
- 21.6 ft
- Crew
- 148
- Ships built
- 9
- Commissioned
- 1922-1924
- Decommissioned
- None (all lost or scrapped)
Performance
- Top speed
- 29 kn
- Range
- 3600 nm at 14 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 4× 120mm/45 Type 3 (4.7-inch) - four single mounts
- Torpedoes
- 6× 533mm (21-inch) Type 8 - two triple launchers
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored destroyer)
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 49.36
- Research cost
- 9,773
- Credit cost
- 34,552
Notable
- WWI-era design still fighting WWII
- All 9 saw combat (6 lost, 3 survived)
- Oldest destroyers in WWII service (20-22 years old)
- Kamikaze name ship survived entire war