"Kamikaze" was launched at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 15 July 1905 and completed on 16 August. The ship saw service in World War I and participated in the Siberian Expedition. She was converted into a minesweeper on 1 December 1924. The ship was decommissioned on 1 April 1928, although "Kamikaze" remained in use until 12 October, and was subsequently broken up.