 The Yamakaze | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 25 May 1935 |
| Launched: | 21 February 1936 |
| Completed: | 30 June 1937 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sunk in action, 25 June 1942 |
| Struck: | 20 August 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,980 tons |
| Length: | 352 ft 8 in (107. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Units of mass There are three similar units of Mass called the ton: Long ton (simply ton in countries such as the United 5 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 6 in (9. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 9 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 6 in (3. 5 m) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Complement: | 180 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in ( 127 mm) / 50 caliber DP guns, up to 21 × 25 mm AA guns, up to 4 × 13 mm AA guns, 8 × 24 in torpedo tubes, 16 depth charges |
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On 11 February 1942 the Yamakaze is acredited with the sinking of the submarine USS Shark (SS-174) in the Makassar Strait. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Operational history Asiatic Fleet Following shakedown in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, Shark transited the Makassar Strait is a Strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. [1]
On 25 June 1942, while steaming independently from Ominato towards the Inland Sea, Yamakaze was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by USS Nautilus (SS-168) 60 miles (110 km) southeast of Yokosuka (). Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Mutsu (むつ市 -shi is a city located in Aomori in Tohoku region of Japan. An inland sea is a shallow Sea that covers central areas of continents during high stands of Sea level that result in marine transgressions In modern days The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below First patrol — the Battle of Midway She departed San Francisco California, on 21 April 1942, reaching Pearl Harbor on 28 April. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Kanetomo Nomaguchi - 20 January 1937 - 30 June 1937
Lt. Cmdr. Kanetomo Nomaguchi - 30 June 1937 - 5 October 1938
Lt. Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kikkawa - 5 October 1938 - 15 November 1939
Lt. Cmdr. Shunichi Toyoshima - 15 November 1939 - 24 April 1940
Lt. Cmdr. Shuichi Hamanaka - 10 September 1941 - 25 June 1942 (KIA)
The USS Shark, just after being launched on 21 May 1935. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
See also
External links
- CombinedFleet.com: Shiratsuyu-class destroyers
- CombinedFleet.com: Yamakaze history
- Shiratsuyu-class destroyer information
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