IJN · DD
Yudachi
Photos and infoShiratsuyu-class destroyer. One of the first Japanese ships the Americans saw. Disabled in the night and finished the next morning.
| Class | Shiratsuyu class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Fate | Sunk. Disabled in the night action of 13 November 1942 and sunk the next morning. Not credited to one ship. |
| Armament (class) | Two twin mounts and one single mount, with two funnels. |
| Command |
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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.
Yudachi-1.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Balikpapan
1942-01-24 · with Naka. Did not meet the American destroyers. Not sunk
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · Destroyer Division 2, with Naka. Not sunk
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action
1942-11-13 · disabled in the night; sunk the next morning
