Ōminato Guard District
"Kamikaze", built by Mitsubishi at their shipyard in Nagasaki, was laid down on 15 December 1921, launched on 25 September 1922 and completed on 19 December. Originally commissioned simply as "Destroyer No. 1", she was assigned the name "Kamikaze" on 1 August 1928. On completion, "Kamikaze" was assigned to Destroyer Division 1, based in the Ōminato Guard District and charged with the defense of Japan’s northern waters.