At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Shikinami: , launched in 1893 as the Russian Gaidamak. She was scuttled at Port Arthur but was raised and commissioned by Japan in 1905. She was stricken about 1911 , a launched in 1929 and sunk in 1944 , an launched in 1957 and stricken in 1987 Japanese Navy ship names Imperial Japanese Navy ship names