- History
- Operational history
- Notes
- References
- External links
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| 9.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 3.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=*2 shaft Kampon geared turbines- 3 boilers, {{convert|42000|hp|abbr=on}}
| 34|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | 4000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} | Ship complement=226 | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament=*5 × 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval guns (2×2, 1×1)- 2 × {{convert|13.2|mm|in|abbr=on}} AA guns
- 8 × {{convert|24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes
- 16 × Depth charges
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}}{{Infobox service record | is_ship=yes | label= | partof= | codes= | commanders= | operations=*Battle of Tarakan (1942)- Battle of the Java Sea (1942)
- Battle of Midway (1942)
| victories= | awards=
}} | {{nihongo|Yamakaze|山風|”Mountain Wind”}}[1] was the eighth of ten {{sclass-|Shiratsuyu|destroyer}}s, and the second to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle Two Program (Maru Ni Keikaku).[2]HistoryThe Shiratsuyu-class destroyers were modified versions of the {{sclass-|Hatsuharu|destroyer|4}}, and were designed to accompany the Japanese main striking force and to conduct both day and night torpedo attacks against the United States Navy as it advanced across the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese naval strategic projections.[3] Despite being one of the most powerful classes of destroyers in the world at the time of their completion, none survived the Pacific War.[4] Yamakaze, built at the Uraga Dock Company was laid down on 25 May 1935, launched on 21 February 1936 and commissioned on 30 June 1937.[5]Operational historyAt the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Yamakaze was assigned to Destroyer Division 24 of Destroyer Squadron 4 of the IJN 2nd Fleet together with her sister ships {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Umikaze|1936|2}}, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kawakaze|1936|2}}, and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Suzukaze||2}}, and had sortied from Palau as part of the Philippine invasion force, covering landings at Legaspi and Lamon Bay. From January 1942, Yamakaze participated in operations in the Netherlands East Indies, including the invasion of Tarakan Island, where she assisted in sinking the Royal Dutch Navy minelayer {{HNLMS|Prins van Oranje}}. She later covered landings at Balikpapan and Makassar, sinking the submarine {{USS|Shark|SS-174|6}} in the Makassar Strait[6] with her guns on 11 February. After participating in the invasion of eastern Java, Yamakaze engaged a group of Allied destroyers during the Battle of the Java Sea, and was credited with assisting in the sinking of the American destroyer {{USS|Pope|DD-225|6}}, the British cruiser {{HMS|Exeter|68|6}} and destroyer {{HMS|Encounter|H10|6}}. In April, Yamakaze assisted in the invasion of Panay and Negros in the Philippines. From 10 May, Yamakaze was reassigned to the IJN 1st Fleet and returned to Sasebo Naval Arsenal for repairs at the end of the month. During the Battle of Midway on 4–6 June, Yamakaze was part of the Aleutians Guard Force under Admiral Shirō Takasu. On 25 June 1942, while steaming independently from Ōminato towards the Inland Sea, Yamakaze was torpedoed and sunk with all hands lost by the submarine {{USS|Nautilus|SS-168|6}} approximately {{convert|60|nmi|km}} southeast of Yokosuka at position {{coord|34|34|N|140|26|E|scale:1000000|display=inline, title}}.[7]{{clear}} Notes1. ^Nelson. Japanese-English Character Dictionary, p. 347.
2. ^Lengerer, pp. 92–3
3. ^Peattie & Evans, Kaigun.
4. ^Globalsecurity.org, IJN Shiratsuyu-class destroyers.
5. ^{{cite web| url= http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0426.htm| title= Shiratsuyu class 1st class destroyers| last= Nishidah | first= Hiroshi| year= 2002 | work= Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy | publisher= }}
6. ^
7. ^Sinking of Yamakaze photograph
References- {{cite book | last = D'Albas | first = Andrieu| year = 1965 | title = Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II | publisher = Devin-Adair Pub| isbn = 0-8159-5302-X}}
- {{cite book | last = Brown | first = David| year = 1990 | title = Warship Losses of World War Two | publisher = Naval Institute Press| isbn = 1-55750-914-X}}
- {{cite book | last = Howarth | first = Stephen | year = 1983 | title = The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895–1945 | publisher = Atheneum | location = | isbn = 0-689-11402-8}}
- {{cite book | last = Jentsura | first = Hansgeorg | year = 1976 | title = Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945 | publisher = US Naval Institute Press | isbn = 0-87021-893-X }}
- {{cite book|last=Lengerer|first=Hans|title=The Japanese Destroyers of the Hatsuharu Class|publisher=Conway|location=London|year=2007|series=Warship 2007|pages=91–110|isbn=1-84486-041-8}}
- {{cite book | last = Nelson | first = Andrew N. | year = 1967 | title = Japanese–English Character Dictionary | publisher = Tuttle | isbn = 0-8048-0408-7}}
- {{cite book | last = Watts | first = Anthony J. | year = 1967 | title = Japanese Warships of World War II | publisher = Doubleday | id = ASIN B000KEV3J8}}
- {{cite book | last = Whitley | first = M. J. | title = Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia| publisher = Arms and Armour Press | year = 2000 | location = London | isbn = 1-85409-521-8 }}
External links{{commonscat|Yamakaze (ship, 1937)|Japanese destroyer Yamakaze (1936)}}- {{cite web | url= http://www.combinedfleet.com/yamaka_t.htm | title= IJN Yamakaze: Tabular Record of Movement| last= Nevitt | first= Allyn D. | year= 1997 |month= | work= Long Lancers | publisher= Combinedfleet.com}}
- {{cite web | url= http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0426.htm| title= Shiratsuyu class destroyers| last= Nishidah | first= Hiroshi | year= 2002 |month= | work= Materials of the Imperial Japanese Navy | publisher= }}
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