Japanese destroyer Yamakaze
- Japanese destroyer Yamakaze
"Yamakaze" was a sclass|Shiratsuyu|destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Mountain Wind" (Wind From the Hills).
On the night of January 11 1942, the warship|Dutch minelayer|Prins van Oranje tried to escape Tarakan Island, but was sunk by "Yamakaze" (Lt. Cdr Shuichi Hamanaka) and patrol boat "P-38".
On 11 February 1942 the "Yamakaze" is credited with the sinking of the submarine USS|Shark|SS-174 in the Makassar Strait [http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq39-1.htm] .
On 25 June 1942, while steaming independently from Ominato towards the Inland Sea, "Yamakaze" was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by USS|Nautilus|SS-168 60 miles (110 km) southeast of Yokosuka (coord|34|34|N|140|26|E).
Commanding Officers
* Chief Equipping Officer - Lt. Cmdr. Kanetomo Nomaguchi - 20 January 1937—30 June 1937
* Lt. Cmdr. Kanetomo Nomaguchi - 30 June 1937—5 October 1938
* Lt. Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kikkawa - 5 October 1938—15 November 1939
* Lt. Cmdr. Shunichi Toyoshima - 15 November 1939—24 April 1940
* Lt. Cmdr. Shuichi Hamanaka - 10 September 1941—25 June 1942 (KIA)
See also
* List of World War II ships
* List of ships of the Japanese Navy
External links
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/shirat_c.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Shiratsuyu"-class destroyers]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/yamaka_t.htm CombinedFleet.com: "Yamakaze" history]
* [http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/stc0426.htm "Shiratsuyu"-class destroyer information]
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