Japanese minelayer Yaeyama

Japanese minelayer Yaeyama

"Yaeyama" was a minelayer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that operated on the Yangtze river with the 11th Sentai during the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. It was the flagship of 11th Sentai during the operations on the Yangtze during the early Second Sino-Japanese War.

"Yaeyama" served throughout World War II, finally being sunk by air attack while anchored in Coron Bay, Busuanga Island, off Palawan Island in the Philippines by aircraft from the carriers USS|Intrepid|CV-11|6 and USS|Lexington|CV-16|6 and the light carrier USS|Cabot|CVL-28|6 on 24 September 1944.

Commanding Officers

* Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Tatsuo Hozumi - 1 June 1932 - 31 August 1932
* Cmdr. Tatsuo Hozumi - 31 August 1932 - 15 November 1933
* Cmdr. Kyuji Kubo - 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934
* Cmdr. Gensuke Tsuda - 15 November 1934 - 7 October 1935
* Cmdr. / Capt. Sadachika Miyamoto - 7 October 1935 - 1 December 1936 (Promoted to Captain on 1 December 1936.)
* Cmdr. / Capt. Ryuji Nakazato - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937 (Promoted to Captain on 1 December 1937.)
* Capt. Shingo Ishikawa - 1 December 1937 - 10 January 1938
* Capt. Ryuji Nakazato - 10 January 1938 - 25 May 1938
* Capt. Tokuji Mori - 25 May 1938 - 15 December 1938
* Capt. Tametsugu Okada - 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
* Cmdr. / Capt. Ichiro Aitoku - 15 October 1939 - 10 June 1940 (Promoted to Captain on 15 November 1939.)
* Capt. Katsuzo Akiyama - 10 June 1940 - 20 July 1940
* Capt. Kamenosuke Yamamori - 20 July 1940 - 1 November 1940
* Cmdr. / Capt. Shigezo Kawai - 1 November 1940 - 10 May 1941 (Promoted to Captain on 15 November 1940.)
* Capt. Minoru Noumi - 10 May 1941 - 12 September 1941
* Capt. Hisayuki Fukuda - 12 September 1941 - 7 May 1943
* Capt. Michinao Tsutsumi - 7 May 1943 - 24 September 1944

Sources

* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/Yaeyama_t.htm IJN Minelayer YAEYAMA] with picture
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/monos/144/144chap2.html#Shanghai%20Incident Monograph 144 Chapter II]


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