Sasebo Naval District
"Sawakaze", built at the Mitsubishi shipyard at Nagasaki, was laid down on 7 January 1918, launched on 7 January 1919 and completed on 6 March 1920. On commissioning, "Sawakaze" was teamed with sister ships , , and at the Sasebo Naval District to form Destroyer Division 2 under the Second Fleet.