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Photo # NH 73053: Japanese destroyer Shimakaze underway at high speed in May 1944. BORDER=

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Shimakaze (Destroyer, 1943-1944).

Shimakaze, a 3048-ton destroyer, was built at Maizuru, Japan. Completed in May 1943, she was extraordinarily large and fast, with a very heavy torpedo armament. Shimakaze was sunk by U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft in the Philippines area on 11 November 1944.

This page features the only view we have concerning the Japanese destroyer Shimakaze.


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Photo #: NH 73053

Shimakaze
(Japanese Destroyer, 1943-1944)

Underway at high speed in May 1944, probably during her trials.

Donation of Kazutoshi Hando, 1970.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 101KB; 740 x 500 pixels

 


NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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