[1] Any Chief Engineers for Hamakaze after 10 October 1942 are currently unknown. If anyone has this information, please contact one of the authors.

[2] Reinforcement mission of 19-20 July 1943 O.B.: Main Body (Cover) under Comcrudiv 7 RAdm Nishimura Shoji [39]: Crudiv 7 (Kumano, Suzuya), Chokai; Escort/Torpedo Force under ComDesRon 3 RAdm Baron Ijuin Matsuji [43]: Sendai, Desdiv 16 (Yukikaze), Hamakaze, Kiyonami, Yugure; Transport Force under ComDesDiv 30 Cdr Orita Tsuneo [49]: DesDiv 30 (Mikazuki, Minazuki), Matsukaze. Anticipated enemy surface interference never materialized. Transport force succeeded in landing about 300 men and munitions on Kolombangara, but cover forces lost Yugure and Kiyoanami and suffered damage to Kumano in U.S. air attacks.

[3] This B-29 had in fact taken a famous vertical photograph of the assembled fleet, providing the last such of Yamato in Japanese waters.

[4] In {add cite} it was demonstrated by the writers that a photograph of a stalled destroyer somewhat down by the bow with Yamato under attack in background that is routinely associated with a just stopped Hamakaze is in fact almost certainly Kasumi. Not only was it taken too late in action, the window of Hamakaze dead in the water before being torpedoed and blown in half for such a photo opportunity was very brief. The trim by the bow also accords with Kasumi and not Hamakaze.