The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Saturday, March 12, 2022

The Japanese Destroyer Urakaze-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

The Japanese destroyer Urakaze (meaning Wind of the Sea) was one of 19 Kagero-class destroyers built during the 1930s.

The USS Sealion (SS-315) sank this ship on the same day it sank the battleship Kongo.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

LENGTH:  388.8 feet

BEAM:  35.5 feet

SPEED:  35 knots

COMPLEMENT:  240

ARMAMENT:  

six 5-inch guns

up to 28 AA guns

eight  24-inch torpedo tubes

36 depth charges

--GreGen


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