Japanese destroyer Kagerō
- Japanese destroyer Kagerō
The was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Glimmering Spring Air", or "The Shimmering Mist that Rises from the Earth on a Hot Day".
On 8 May 1943, "Kagerō" made a troop transport run to Kolombangara. When leaving Vila, she was disabled by a mine, then suffered further damage in air attacks due to near-misses and strafing. She finally sank southwest of Kolombangara (coord|08|08|S|156|55|E). Of those on-board, only 18 died and rest were rescued.
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Iwata Yamamoto - 2 February 1939 - 10 August 1939
* Cmdr. Iwata Yamamoto - 10 August 1939 - 1 November 1939
* Cmdr. Shigetaka Amano - 1 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
* Cmdr. Minoru Yokoi - 15 October 1940 - 24 December 1941
* Cmdr. Terumichi Arimoto - 24 December 1941 - 8 May 1943
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/kagero_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Kagero"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/kagero_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Kagero" history]
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