Japanese destroyer Isokaze
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Isokaze was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
. It is the second ship to carry the name after the lead ship from Isokaze-class destroyer.
On 7 April 1945, Isokaze escorted the battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
from the Inland Sea on her Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go
was the last major Japanese naval operation in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Other renderings of this operation's title in English include Operation Heaven One and Ten-ichi-gō....
attack on the Allied forces on Okinawa. She was struck by aircraft of Task Force 58 and scuttled with gunfire 150 miles (280 km) southwest of Nagasaki (30.46°N 128.92°E). Of those on board, 20 were killed and rest were rescued by other ships. Yamatos other escorts, including Hamakaze
Japanese destroyer Hamakaze
was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy.On 7 April 1945, Hamakaze escorted the battleship from the Inland Sea on her Operation Ten-Go attack on the Allied forces on Okinawa. She was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 58 and sank 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki .-External links:**...
, Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo
was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was sunk with all hands during Operation Ten-Go, while escaping with other escorts while both the and the were attacked and sunk by US aircraft, as were for the other destroyers.-Service career and fate:...
and Yamato herself, were sunk afterwards, Asashimo losing all hands during the encounter.
See also
- List of World War II ships
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
- Isokaze class destroyers of 1916-1936 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isokaze_class_destroyer