Japanese destroyer Shimakaze explained

Three warships of Japan have borne the name :

• , a destroyer launched in 1920, renamed Patrol Boat No.1 in 1940 and sunk in 1943.
• , a one-off World War II period super-destroyer launched in 1942 and sunk in 1944
• , a guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1988 and operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

See also

• Shimakaze (CL-59), a operated by the Japan Coast Guard (JCG).
• , a projected class of destroyers that was cancelled in 1942.