Japanese pocket ship Kazekuru was in 1942 identified as destroyer Kurukaze

Japanese Kadekuru or Kazekuru. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

German Admiral Graf Spee.  ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that the Kazekuru according to a French source a pocket battleship was now believed to be a misunderstanding and in fact the destroyer Kurukaze launched in September 1939.(1)

Note

1. Not existing. The German panzerschiffe were reclassified as heavy cruisers in February 1940, they were called abroad pocket battleships. Deutschland-class built between 1929-1936 succeeded by Admiral Hipper-class and planned D-class cruisers,consisting of the Deutschland (renamed Lützow in 1940, Admiral Graf Spee and Admiral Scheer. Displacement of the Admiral Graf Spee 12,540 (standard)-16,280 (full load) tons and 2x3-28cm/11” guns.

Source

Brassey’s Naval Annual 1942