Tanikaze (谷風; Valley Wind) was one of 19 Kagerō-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s, which saw extensive action throughout World War II, spending her early war career operating alongside Japanese aircraft carriers....
At least two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Tanikaze (Japanese: 谷風, 'valley wind'): Japanese destroyer Tanikaze (1918), a Kawakaze-class destroyer launched in 1918 and discarded in 1934. Japanese destroyer Tanikaze...
Urakaze (浦風; "Seashore Wind" or "Seashore Breeze") was one of 19 Kagerō-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s-40s.
Hamakaze (浜風; "Beach Wind") was one of 19 Kagerō-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s.
Yukikaze (雪風; "Snowy Wind") was a Kagerō-class destroyer in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was the only member of her class to survive the war, and did so without suffering any major damage. She participated in the...
Isokaze (磯風; "Wind on the Beach") was one of 19 Kagerō-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s. Isokaze escorted the aircraft carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor, before remaining with the Kido Butai for the first...
The following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet,...
The Kagerō-class destroyers (陽炎型駆逐艦, Kagerō-gata Kuchikukan) were a class of nineteen 1st Class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s, and operated by them during the Pacific War, where all but one were lost. They were...
Katsumi (かつみ, カツミ) is a common Japanese given name used by either sex.
The following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy for the duration of its existence, 1868–1945. This list also includes ships before the official founding of the Navy and some auxiliary ships used by the Army. For a list of ships of...
