Shimakaze was an experimental destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and intended as the lead ship in a projected new "Type C" of destroyers. She was the only destroyer to be arm
Shimakaze on sea trials at Miyazu Bay, 5 May 1943
Shimakaze maneuvering during her final battle, battle of Ormoc Bay, November 11th 1944
Type 93 torpedo
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The Type 93 was a 610 mm -diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched from surface ships. It is commonly referred to as the Long Lance by most modern English-language naval historians, a
Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942)
…ship in a projected new "Type C" of destroyers. She was the only destroyer to be armed with 15 torpedo tubes, each capable of firing the 610 mm (24 in) Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo. The ship also served as a testbed for a powerful, high-temperature, high-pressure steam turbine that was able to develop 79,240 shp (59,090…
Type 93 torpedo, recovered from Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, on display outside U.S. Navy headquarters in Washington, D.C., during World War II
A Type 93 torpedo modified into a Kaiten, Yasukuni Shrine Yūshūkan War Memorial Museum