Pacific ships

IJN · CM

Yaeyama

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Sunk

Minelayer, and the first Japanese warship with an all-welded hull. Ichiro Aitoku had her from 15 October 1939 to 20 July 1940, on the China coast. Carrier aircraft of Task Force 38 sank her on 24 September 1944, south of Mindoro. That strike is not credited to one carrier.

TypeMinelayer (CM)
BuilderKure Naval Arsenal
Launched1931-10-13
Commissioned1932-08-31
FateSunk. Minelayer. Laid down at Kure on 2 August 1930. Sunk on 24 September 1944, south of Mindoro, by carrier aircraft of Task Force 38. Not credited to one carrier. Her captain survived. Struck 10 November 1944.
Command

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

Yaeyama at Shanghai, April 1937. Halftone from the files of the Office of Naval Intelligence, June 1943, courtesy of the Library of Congress. U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

IAAitoku, IchiroCaptain from 15 October 1939Relieved on 20 July 1940

Loss of Yaeyama

1944-09-24 · sunk

Shot and shell

Taken · sunkfrom Task Force 38 carrier aircraft
Carrier aircraft of Task Force 38 sank Yaeyama south of Mindoro. Not credited to one carrier.