| Career (Japan) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | JS Yamayuki |
| Builder: | Hitachi, Maizuru |
| Laid down: | 25 February 1983 |
| Launched: | 10 July 1984 |
| Commissioned: | 3 December 1985 |
| Homeport: | Kure |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hatsuyuki destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,950 long tons (3,000 t) |
| Length: | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
JS Yamayuki is a Hatsuyuki class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The ship was built by Hitachi, Maizuru and commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.[1]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]