- The ****anese
destroyer Yakaze (矢風,
Arrow Wind) was one of 15 Minekaze-class
destroyers built for the
Imperial ****anese Navy (IJN)
during the late 1910s...
- John H.
Hammond 18 Jul:
Decommissioned Destroyer No. 18, I-372, Kasuga,
Yakaze 20 Jul:
Kiyokawa Maru 23 Jul: Cha-117 24 Jul: Aoba, Amagi, Hyūga, Iwate...
-
served as
either the
chief torpedo officer or
executive officer on Minekaze,
Yakaze, and Hakaze. In 1920, he was
given his
first command: the
destroyer Shigure...
- John H.
Hammond 18 Jul:
Decommissioned Destroyer No. 18, I-372, Kasuga,
Yakaze 20 Jul:
Kiyokawa Maru 23 Jul: Cha-117 24 Jul: Aoba, Amagi, Hyūga, Iwate...
- radio-control
which allowed her to be
maneuvered by
operators aboard the
destroyer Yakaze.
Armor on the deck, funnels, and
bridge was
added to
strengthen her ability...
-
reduced their top
speed to 35 knots.
After the
start of the
Pacific War,
Yakaze was
removed from
active duty in
September 1942 and
converted to a target...
-
addition to
these losses, five
other ships,
including the
obsolete destroyer Yakaze and
training ships Fuji and Kasuga, were damaged.
Despite their proximity...
-
KatsurikiSC Hakusa (ex-China
customs Fu Hsing)SC
Target ships SettsuSC YakazeSC
HakachiS ŌhamaS
Training ships FujiSC ShikishimaSC AsamaSC AzumaSC KasugaSC...
-
KatsurikiSC Hakusa (ex-China
customs Fu Hsing)SC
Target ships SettsuSC YakazeSC
HakachiS ŌhamaS
Training ships FujiSC ShikishimaSC AsamaSC AzumaSC KasugaSC...
- (High Seas Wind) Jan 1920 Sep 1920
Submarine near
Lombok Strait, Jul 1945
Yakaze (Arrow Wind) Jan 1918 Jul 1920 S****ped, 1948
Hakaze (Winged Wind) Nov 1918...
