 Yaeyama during trials, 1932
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Yaeyama |
| Ordered | fiscal 1927 |
| Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 2 August 1930 |
| Launched | 13 October 1931 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1932 |
| Stricken | 10 November 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk in action, 24 September 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | minelayer |
| Displacement | 1,135 long tons (1,153 t) standard, 1380 tons normal |
| Length |
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| Beam | 10.65 m (34 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 2.84 m (9 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft steam engine, 2 boilers, 4,800 hp (3,600 kW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 14 knots |
| Complement | 180 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | none |
Yaeyama (八重山) was a small minelayer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was in service during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II primarily as an escort vessel.[1] She was named after the Yaeyama Islands in the Ryukyu Islands chain. She was the first Japanese warship built with an all-welded hull.[2]
- ^ Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X. page 199
- ^ Watts, Anthony J (1967). Japanese Warships of World War II. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-3850-9189-3.