The Urakaze was laid down 11 April 1939 and launched 19 April 1940. Commissioning came 15 December 1940.
On 9 June 1944, she rescued 126 survivors of the destroyer Tanikaze which had been sunk by the USS Harder (SS-257). During the Battle of Philippine Sea, she assisted survivors of the aircraft carrier Shokaku (which had been in the Pearl Harbor attack) which had been sunk by the submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244). Depth charges from the Urakaze slightly damaged the Cavalla.
On 21 November 1944. the Urakaze was torpedoed on sink with all hands by the submarine USS Sealion (SS-315) 65 miles north-northwest of Keelung, Formosa. The torpedo that sank the Urakaze was one of three the Sealion had launched at the battleship Nagato. One of which inadvertently hit the Urakaze and the other two missing.
However, other torpedoes hit the battleship Kongo and sank her a few hours later.
--GreGen
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