source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shimakaze_(1942)

Service history:

In June 1943, Shimakaze participated in the evacuation of Japanese troops from Kiska Island towards the end of the Aleutian Islands campaign. She was present in June 1944 at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In October 1944, the destroyer was present at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, although she played no role in the battle except for picking up survivors from the sunken battleship Musashi. While serving as the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 2 under the command of Rear Admiral Mikio Hayakawa, she was attacked and sunk by American aircraft from Task Force 38 on 11 November 1944 during the Battle of Ormoc Bay.

General Characteristics:

Name:	Shimakaze (島風?) (Island Wind)
Builder:	Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Laid down:	8 August 1941
Launched:	18 July 1942
Commissioned:	10 May 1943
Struck:	10 January 1945
Fate:	Sunk in the Battle of Ormoc Bay near Cebu, Philippines, 11 November 1944

Class and type:	none
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	2,570 long tons (2,610 t) (standard)[1] 3,300 long tons (3,400 t) (full load)[2]
Length:	129.5 m (424 ft 10 in) o/a 126 m (413 ft 5 in) w/l
Beam:	11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draft:	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)[3]
Installed power:	75,000 shp (56,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × Kampon impulse geared steam turbines 3 × Kampon water-tube boilers 2 × shafts
Speed:	40.9 kn (75.7 km/h; 47.1 mph)
Range:	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	267 (May 1943)
Armament:	As Built: 6 × 127 mm (5 in)/50 cal 12.7 cm/50 Type 3dual purpose guns (3x2) 6 × 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft guns (2x3)[4] 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) anti-aircraftmachine guns (1x2) 15 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes(3x5) 18 depth charges Early 1944 Refit: 4 × 127 mm (5 in)/50 cal dual purpose guns (2x2)[5] 16 × 25 mm (1 in) anti-aircraft guns (4x3, 2x2) (increased in June to 28)[6] 15 × 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (3x5) 36 depth charges