IJN · DD
Yamakaze
Photos and infoShiratsuyu-class destroyer. In the Java Sea she was in Destroyer Division 7 with Ushio, Sazanami, and Kawakaze, with the heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro. On 1 March she took part in the second action, which sank Encounter. USS Nautilus sank her on 25 June 1942.
| Class | Shiratsuyu class |
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| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Fate | Sunk. Not sunk in the Java Sea. USS Nautilus sank her with two torpedoes on 25 June 1942, about sixty miles southeast of Yokosuka. All aboard were lost. |
| Armament (class) | Two twin mounts and one single mount, with two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Yamakaze underway. The name is painted on the hull. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, File:Yamakaze-1.jpg.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · Destroyer Division 7. Put with the heavy cruisers in one account and with Jintsu in another. Not sunk
