Kawakaze-class destroyer

	Japanese destroyer Tanikaze
Class overview
Name	Kawakaze class
Builders	Maizuru Naval Arsenal; Yokosuka Naval Arsenal;
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Enoki class
Succeeded by	Momi class
In commission	11 November 1918 – 1 April 1935
Completed	2
Active	0
Lost	0
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,300 long tons (1,300 t) normal,; 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) full load;
Length	97.3 m (319 ft) pp,; 103.6 m (340 ft) overall;
Beam	8.8 m (29 ft)
Draught	2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft steam turbine, 4 boilers 34,000 ihp (25,000 kW)
Speed	37.5 knots (69.5 km/h)
Range	4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	128
Armament	3 × Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun; 2 × 6.5 mm machine guns; 6× 53 cm torpedoes (2x3);

The Kawakaze-class destroyers (江風型駆逐艦, Kawakazegata kuchikukan) were a class of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The class is sometimes referred to as the Tanikaze class in some sources; however, Tanikaze was launched and commissioned later than Kawakaze.

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