Japanese minelayer Yaeyama
Yaeyama during trials, 1932 | |
| 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. She was named after the Yaeyama Islands in the Ryukyu Islands chain. She was the first Japanese warship built with an all-welded hull.