Japanese destroyer Shimakaze

Three warships of Japan have borne the name Shimakaze (島風, "island wind"):

• Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1920), a Minekaze-class destroyer launched in 1920, renamed Patrol Boat No.1 in 1940 and sunk in 1943.
• Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942), a one-off World War II period super-destroyer launched in 1942 and sunk in 1944
• JS Shimakaze (DDG-172), a Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1988 and operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

See also[]

• Shimakaze (CL-59), a operated by the Japan Coast Guard (JCG).
• Super Shimakaze-class destroyer, a projected class of destroyers that was cancelled in 1942.

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