Japanese destroyer Yamayuki (DD-129)
Encyclopedia
JS Yamayuki is a Hatsuyuki class destroyer
of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
(JMSDF).
The ship was built by Hitachi, Maizuru and commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.
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Hatsuyuki class destroyer
The Hatsuyuki class destroyer is a class of Japanese destroyer, serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . It was the third generation of general purpose destroyers, though like its predecessor, the , the main task is anti-submarine warfare. The class was completed between 1982 and 1987...
of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
The , or JMSDF, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....
(JMSDF).
The ship was built by Hitachi, Maizuru and commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.
Service
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
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