Japanese destroyer Urakaze (1940)

Urakaze (浦風) was a  of the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 9 June 1944, she rescued 126 survivors from JAPANESE DESTROYER Tanikaze (including her commander Lieutenant Commander Ikeda) which was sunk by USS Harder (SS-257), near Tawitawi. During the Battle of Philippine Sea, she assisted survivors of the aircraft carrier JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER Shōkaku, which was sunk by USS Cavalla (SS-244), and slightly damaged the attacking submarine with depth charges.

On 21 November 1944, Urakaze was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by USS Sealion (SS-315), 65 miles (120 km) north-northwest of Keelung, Formosa (26.15°N, 121.38333°W). The torpedo that sank her was one out of three that sank her and the battleship Kongō. All survivors from Tanikaze also went down with the ship.