Yaeyama

History

Minelayer/net layer, the first Japanese warship with an all-welded hull, ordered under the FY1927 budget, commissioned 1932. Refitted as a convoy escort in December 1943 (mines removed in favor of depth charges). Sole ship.

Ships in this class

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Yaeyama八重山Sunk by carrier air attack (Intrepid/Lexington/Cabot) at Coron Bay, 24 September 1944.

Builds of this class

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Available kits

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