From Tokyo came the tiding that on 28 November at the navy yard at Maizoeroe the destroyer Oemikaze was to be launched. Her dimensions were 102,24 x 9,67 x 2,77 meters with a displacement of 1.363 ton. Her engines supplied 37.000 hp allowing a speed of speed of 34 knots and was armed with 5-12cm guns and 8 torpedo tubes.