Kamikaze Class Destroyer (1922) - Naming History

Naming History

The IJN originally planned that the Kamikaze class ships should have names, but upon completion they were given numbers due to the projected large number of warship the IJN expected to build through the Eight-eight fleet plan. This proved to be extremely unpopular with the crews and was a constant source of confusion in communications. In August 1928, names were assigned, but not the original names that were planned.

Planned name and transliteration Name as completed Renamed 24 April 1924 Renamed 1 August 1928
Kiyokaze (清風?)
Pure Wind
or
Soyokaze (微風?)
Breeze		 Dai-1 Kuchikukan (第一駆逐艦?),
1st Destroyer		 Dai-1-Gō Kuchikukan (第一号駆逐艦?),
No.1 Destroyer		 Kamikaze (神風?),
God Wind
Karukaze (軽風?),
Light Wind		 Dai-3 Kuchikukan (第三駆逐艦?),
3rd Destroyer		 Dai-3-Gō Kuchikukan (第三号駆逐艦?),
No.3 Destroyer		 Asakaze (朝風?),
Morning wind
Makaze (真風?) True Wind Dai-5 Kuchikukan (第五駆逐艦?),
5th Destroyer		 Dai-5-Gō Kuchikukan (第五号駆逐艦?),
No.5 Destroyer		 Harukaze (春風?),
Spring Wind
Ōkaze (大風?),
Great Wind
Tsumujikaze (旋風?),
Whirlwind
Dai-7 Kuchikukan (第七駆逐艦?),
7th Destroyer		 Dai-7-Gō Kuchikukan (第七号駆逐艦?),
No.7 Destroyer		 Matsukaze (松風?),
Pine Wind
Dai-9 Kuchikukan (第九駆逐艦?),
9th Destroyer		 Dai-9-Gō Kuchikukan (第九号駆逐艦?),
No.9 Destroyer		 Hatakaze (旗風?),
Flag Wind
Dai-11-Gō Kuchikukan (第十一号駆逐艦?),
No.11 Destroyer		 Oite (追風?),
Favorable Wind
Dai-13-Gō Kuchikukan (第十三号駆逐艦?),
No.13 Destroyer		 Hayate (疾風?),
Gale
Dai-15-Gō Kuchikukan (第十五号駆逐艦?),
No.15 Destroyer		 Asanagi (朝凪?),
Morning Calm
Dai-17-Gō Kuchikukan (第十七号駆逐艦?),
No.17 Destroyer		 Yūnagi (夕凪?),
Evening Calm

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