Japanese destroyer Hayate

Japanese destroyer Hayate

"Hayate" (疾風) ("Hurricane") was a "Kamikaze"-class destroyer, one of nine built between 1921 and 1925 for the Imperial Japanese Navy. "Hayate" displaced 1,270 tons and carried three 4.7 inch guns, ten 25 mm anti-aircraft guns, and four 21 inch torpedo tubes. She could carry 16 naval mines for tactical minelaying and had a crew of over 160 officers and men.

"Hayate" had the misfortune of being the very first major Japanese warship sunk during the opening days of World War II in the Pacific Ocean. Commanded by Lieutenant Commander Takatsuka Minoru, "Hayate" was one of six escorting destroyers of destroyer division 29 assigned to escort a small invasion force to land on Wake Island on December 11, 1941. "Hayate" was hit amidships by at least two 5 inch shells from US Marine coastal defense guns which pierced her internal magazines, causing her to blow up and sink in two minutes with all hands, totaling 168 men, in full view of the marines on shore.

Commanding Officers

* Cmdr. Taichi Miki (Chief Equipping Officer) : 1 December 1925–21 December 1925
* Cmdr. Taichi Miki : 21 December 1925–1 December 1926
* Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Yoshizo Nakamaruo : 1 December 1926–10 December 1928 (Promoted on 1 December 1927.)

"In Reserve" : 10 December 1928–1 November 1929

* Lt. Cmdr. Gensuke Tsuda : 1 November 1929–1 December 1930
* Lt. Cmdr. Matsuro Eguchi : 1 December 1930–11 January 1932
* Lt. Cmdr. Seiki Nakatsu : 11 January 1932–1 November 1932

"In Reserve" : 1 November 1932–15 November 1932

* Lt. Cmdr. Torajiro Sato : 15 November 1932–17 May 1933
* Lt. Cmdr. Shigetaka Amano : 17 May 1933–1 November 1934
* Lt. Cmdr. Giichiro Nakahara : 1 November 1934–20 June 1936
* Lt. Cmdr. Shoichi Taguchi : 20 June 1936–15 January 1937

"In Reserve" : 15 January 1937–13 July 1937

* Lt. Cmdr. Morishige Yamada : 13 July 1937–15 November 1937
* Lt. Cmdr. Kenjiro Tobita : 15 November 1937–15 December 1938
* Lt. Cmdr. Tsukazo Matsueda : 15 December 1938–15 October 1940
* Lt. Cmdr. Minoru Nakagawa : 15 October 1940–25 July 1941
* Lt. Cmdr. Minoru Takatsuka : 25 July 1941–11 December 1941 (KIA)

External links

* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/hayate_t.htm Tabular record of movement] from [http://www.combinedfleet.com/ combinedfleet.com]


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