| Japanese destroyer Yamayuki (DD-129) | |
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| Career (Japan) |  |
| Name: | JS Yamayuki |
| Builder: | Hitachi, Maizuru |
| Laid down: | 25 February 1983 |
| Launched: | 10 July 1984 |
| Commissioned: | 3 December 1985 |
| Homeport: | Kure |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hatsuyuki destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,950 long tons (3,000 t) |
| Length: | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
JS Yamayuki is a Hatsuyuki class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was built by Hitachi, Maizuru and commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.[1]
Service[]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
Notes[]
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, DD-122 Hatsuyuki Class
- ↑ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan"
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