Destroyer Yukikaze

Yukikaze

國家	日本
艦級	Kagero 級驅逐艦
造船廠	Sasebo Naval Arsenal
下水日期	1939年3月24日
服役日期	1940年1月20日
除役日期	1945年10月5日
排水量	2,033 tons standard; 2,530 tons full
長度	389 feet
寬度	35 feet
吃水	12 feet
速度	35 knots
乘員	240
武裝	6x130mm 50cal DP guns, up to 28x25mm AA guns, up to 4x13mm AA guns, 8x610mm torpedo tubes, 36 depth charges
Transferred to Republic of China	6 Jul 1947
Recommissioned as Tang Yan	1 May 1948
Final Decommission	16 Nov 1966

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseAt the start of the Pacific War, Yukikaze supported the landings at Legaspi, Luzon, Philippine Islands during the Japanese invasion. She went on to support further conquests southwards, taking part in the Battle of the Java Sea in Feb 1942. During the Battle of Midway, she screened the troop transports and did not see combat. During the Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands campaigns, she escorted carriers during the battles at the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz, among other actions. In Jun 1944, she participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, serving as escort to oilers. During the Leyte Gulf actions later that year, she saw action during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea and attacked the American destroyer escorts and escort carriers at the Battle off Samar. During the Okinawa Campaign, she accompanied the battleship Yamato on Operation Ten-Go, surprisingly escaping destruction despite overwhelming American airpower. Near the end of the war, she patrolled the harbors of the Japanese home islands. She was damaged by a mine in late Jul 1945 but did not suffer serious damage. At the time of the Japanese surrender, she was the only ship of her class to survive the war. She was used to transport Japanese troops back home from abroad.

ww2dbaseIn 1947, Yukikaze was transferred to the Republic of China as war reparation. She remained operational with the Navy of the Republic of China under the name of Tan Yang until 1966 after sustaining heavy damage when she ran aground during a typhoon. She was scrapped in 1970. Her rudder and one of her anchors were returned to Japan.

ww2dbaseSources:
Combined Fleet/Imperial Japanese Navy Page
Naval Historical Center
Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Apr 2007

Destroyer Yukikaze 互動地圖

Photographs

Yukikaze underway off Sasebo, Japan, Jan 1940

Yukikaze and Shisaka at Tokyo, Japan, 26 May 1947, photo 1 of 2

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Yukikaze Operational Timeline

1939年3月24日	Destroyer Yukikaze was launched.
1940年1月20日	Yukikaze was commissioned into service with Commander Kenjiro Tobita in command.
1941年11月26日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kyushu, Japan.
1941年12月1日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Palau Islands.
1941年12月6日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed the Palau Islands.
1941年12月12日	Destroyer Yukikaze escorted the Japanese invasion force for Legaspi, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
1941年12月24日	Destroyer Yukikaze escorted the Japanese invasion force for Lamon Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
1942年1月11日	Destroyer Yukikaze escorted the Japanese invasion force for Menado, Celebes, Dutch East Indies.
1942年1月24日	Destroyer Yukikaze escorted the Japanese invasion force for Kendari, Celebes, Dutch East Indies.
1942年1月31日	Destroyer Yukikaze escorted the Japanese invasion force for Ambon, Dutch East Indies.
1942年2月20日	Destroyer Yukikaze escorted the Japanese invasion force for eastern Java, Dutch East Indies and was engaged in the Battle of the Java Sea, firing torpedoes on Allied warships.
1942年3月29日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Ambon, Dutch East Indies escorted the Japanese invasion force for western New Guinea, Dutch East Indies.
1942年4月25日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands.
1942年4月26日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands.
1942年5月2日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1942年5月21日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan.
1942年5月25日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1942年6月23日	Commander Ryokichi Sugama was named the commanding officer of destroyer Yukikaze.
1942年7月11日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Yokosuka, Japan to escort transport Nankai Maru to Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands.
1942年7月14日	Destroyer Yukikaze was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 10 of the 3rd Fleet.
1942年8月5日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Truk Caroline Islands to escort cruiser Mogami and repair ship Akashi to Japan.
1942年8月12日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1942年8月13日	Destroyer Yukikaze began a period of training in the Inland Sea in Japan.
1942年8月20日	Destroyer Yukikaze completed a period of training in the Inland Sea in Japan.
1942年9月2日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Saipan, Mariana Islands to escort carrier Unyo to Truk, Caroline Islands.
1942年9月10日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands.
1942年10月11日	Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo led a fleet out of Truk, Caroline Islands consisted of Shokaku, Zuikaku, Zuiho, Kumano, Amatsukaze, Hatsukaze, Tokitsukaze, Yukikaze, Arashi, Maikaze, Teruzuki, and Hamakaze to cover a major Guadalcanal convoy reinforcement.
1942年10月12日	Destroyer Yukikaze conducted a reconnaissance mission to Ndeni, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands.
1942年11月12日	Destroyer Yukikaze engaged with USS Cushing and USS Laffey during the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, and then escorted the crippled battleship Hiei. Meanwhile, Yugure picked up Hiei survivors 5 miles northwest of Savo Island.
1942年11月18日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands.
1942年12月5日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Truk, Caroline Islands to escort carrier Hiyo to Japan.
1942年12月10日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1943年1月18日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort carriers Zuikaku and Zuiho to Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年1月18日	Zuikaku departed Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, escorted by Yukikaze and other warships.
1943年1月23日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年2月1日	Destroyer Yukikaze evacuated troops from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1943年2月4日	Destroyer Yukikaze evacuated troops from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1943年2月7日	Destroyer Yukikaze evacuated troops from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1943年2月10日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands to escort damaged destroyer Maikaze to Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年2月14日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年2月18日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands to escort transport Gokoku Maru to Gasmata, New Britain, Bismarck Islands.
1943年2月21日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Gasmata, New Britain, Bismarck Islands to escort transport Gokoku Maru to Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands.
1943年3月2日	Destroyer Yukikaze rescued survivors of transport Kyokusei Maru in the Bismarck Sea.
1943年3月3日	Destroyer Yukikaze was attacked by US aircraft in the Bismarck Sea but sustained no damage.
1943年3月5日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands.
1943年3月7日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands.
1943年3月8日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands.
1943年3月13日	Destroyer Yukikaze made a troop transport run to Kolombangara, New Georgia, Solomon Islands.
1943年4月2日	Destroyer Yukikaze made a troop transport run to Rekata, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands.
1943年4月10日	Destroyer Yukikaze made a troop transport run to Finschhafen, New Guinea, Dutch East Indies; the mission was aborted due to US air attacks.
1943年4月13日	Destroyer Yukikaze made a troop transport run to Cape Gloucester (Tuluvu), New Britain, Bismarck Islands, then departed New Britain for Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年4月16日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年5月3日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Truk, Caroline Islands to escort carrier Zuikaku and Zuiho to Japan.
1943年5月8日	Zuikaku, Zuiho, and Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1943年6月16日	Ryuho, Yugure, Yukikaze, and Ariake departed Yokosuka, Japan at 1100 hours.
1943年6月21日	Ryuho, Yukikaze, Naka, and Yugure arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands. Yugure would begin a period of maintenance and refitting at Truk.
1943年6月21日	170 miles northwest of the Japanese base at Truk, submarine USS Spearfish detected a formation of 11 to 13 Japanese warships, including the carriers Ryuho, Unyo, and Chuyo, battleships Kongo and Haruna, cruiser Kumano, plus destroyers. The task force steamed directly over Spearfish and when the submarine was in the middle of the formation, she fired four torpedoes at the lead carrier but missed. While setting up for a shot at the second carrier, Spearfish was forced to go deep by an approaching cruiser on a collision course. The Japanese task force arrived safely at Truk later that same day without ever detecting Spearfish's presence.
1943年6月23日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Truk, Caroline Islands to escort cruiser Nagara to Nauru.
1943年6月28日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年6月30日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Truk, Caroline Islands to escort cruiser Chokai to Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands.
1943年7月5日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands.
1943年7月9日	Sendai and Yugure arrived at Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands. Yugure, Yukikaze, Tanikaze, and Hamakaze departed later on the same day, escorting a troop transport mission to Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.
1943年7月10日	Yugure, Yukikaze, Tanikaze, and Hamakaze arrived at Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands.
1943年7月12日	Cruisers USS Honolulu, USS St. Louis, and HMNZS Leander escorted by destroyers USS Nicholas, USS O’Bannon, USS Radford, USS Jenkins, and USS Chevalier joined with destroyers USS Gwin, USS Woodworth, USS Buchanan, and USS Maury. Together, these ships sailed up the New Georgia Sound (The “Slot”) toward Kolombangara. Yugure, Yukikaze, Hamakaze, and Kiyonami departed Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands, escorting a troop transport mission involving light cruiser Jintsu to Kolombangara, New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands. The two forces engaged in the Battle of Kolombangara that lasted into the next morning.
1943年7月13日	Shortly after midnight, cruisers USS Honolulu, USS St. Louis, and HMNZS Leander escorted by destroyers USS Nicholas, USS O'Bannon, USS Radford, USS Jenkins, USS Chevalier, USS Gwin, USS Woodworth, USS Buchanan, and USS Maury engaged Japanese cruiser Jintsu and destroyers Yukikaze, Hamakaze, Yugure, Mikazuki, and Kiyonami in New Georgia Sound north of Kolombangara. Japanese Type 93 torpedoes damaged Honolulu, St. Louis, and Leander. Destroyers Woodworth and Buchanan were damaged in a collision. Jintsu was sunk by cruiser gunfire and a torpedo. Destroyer Yukikaze was damaged. Destroyer USS Ralph Talbot went to the aid of USS Gwin, badly damaged by a torpedo, and took aboard 155 officers and men. USS Maury took another 53 officers and men. Ralph Talbot then scuttled Gwin with torpedoes. The Japanese were able to land 1,200 men nevertheless.
1943年7月19日	US aircraft detected the Japanese Night Battle Force in the Solomon Islands at 1905 hours and attacked, and the attack was repulsed. At 2100 hours, Japanese destroyer transports were ordered to separately proceed to Vila, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands. At 2220 hours, flares were sighted over the transport destroyers, but no American warships arrived to attack. At 2310 hours, Japanese warships of the Night Battle Force (Kumano, Yugure, Kiyonami, Yukikaze, and others) reversed course for Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands.
1943年7月23日	Destroyer Yukikaze led a troop transport run to Kolombangara, New Georgia, Solomon Islands.
1943年7月24日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands for Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年8月28日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Truk, Caroline Islands to escort carrier Taiyo to Japan.
1943年9月2日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan where she would be drydocked for repairs and refitting.
1943年10月8日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort carrier Ryuho to Singapore.
1943年11月5日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1943年11月14日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort transport Irako to Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年11月23日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年12月7日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Truk, Caroline Islands to escort carrier Chitose and transport Irako to Yokosuka, Japan.
1943年12月10日	Lieutenant Commander Masamichi Terauchi was named the commanding officer of destroyer Yukikaze.
1943年12月14日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Yokosuka, Japan.
1944年1月11日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Moji, Japan to escort carrier Chitose to Singapore.
1944年1月20日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Singapore.
1944年1月25日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Singapore to escort carrier Chitose and convoy HI-32 to Moji, Japan.
1944年2月4日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Moji, Japan.
1944年2月20日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kagoshima, Japan to escort carrier Chitose to Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1944年3月4日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Yokosuka, Japan.
1944年3月29日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Yokosuka, Japan to escort carrier Zuiho to Guam, Mariana Islands.
1944年3月31日	Destroyer Yukikaze was assigned to Destroyer Division 17, Destroyer Squadron 10, 3rd Fleet.
1944年4月7日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1944年4月20日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort battleship Yamato and cruiser Maya to Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies.
1944年5月1日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies.
1944年5月12日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies.
1944年5月15日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Islands.
1944年5月22日	Destroyer Yukikaze suffered minor propeller damage when it accidentally struck a reef near Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Islands.
1944年6月20日	Destroyer Yukikaze rescued survivors of transport Seiyo Maru during the Battle of the Philippine Sea then scuttled the transport with a torpedo.
1944年6月23日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Guimarras, Philippine Islands.
1944年7月2日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1944年7月5日	Destroyer Yukikaze was docked at Kure, Japan for repairs.
1944年8月15日	Destroyer Yukikaze completed her repairs at Kure, Japan.
1944年9月22日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort battleships Fuso and Yamashiro to Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies.
1944年10月4日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies.
1944年10月18日	Yamato and Musashi's decks were painted black with soot for the intended night operation in the San Bernardino Strait before departing Lingga Roads for Brunei Bay, Boreno in the Dutch East Indies. Destroyer Yukikaze, among other ships, provided escort.
1944年10月20日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Brunei.
1944年10月25日	Destroyer Yukikaze assisted in the sinking of USS Johnston during the Battle off Samar off the Philippine Islands.
1944年10月28日	Damaged cruiser Kumano arrived at Manila, Philippines.
1944年10月28日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Brunei.
1944年11月9日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Brunei to escort a task force into the Sulu Sea.
1944年11月16日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Brunei, Borneo to escort a task force to Kure, Japan.
1944年11月24日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Kure, Japan.
1944年11月25日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort battleship Nagato to Yokosuka, Japan.
1944年11月28日	USS Archerfish surfaced south of Tokyo Bay, Japan at 1718 hours. At 1800 hours, the incomplete Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano departed Yokosuka, Japan, 2,175 officers and crew, 300 shipyard workers, and 40 civilians on board; she was escorted by destroyers Hamakaze, Yukikaze, and Isokaze and submarine chaser Cha-241. At 2034 hours, Archerfish sighted Inamba Shima about 90 miles south of the entrance to Tokyo Bay. At 2048 hours, Archerfish's radar detected a contact approaching from the north. At 2140 hours, commanding officer Commander Joseph Enright identified the target as an unknown aircraft carrier. A message was sent to Commander Submarines Pacific Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood in Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, who on the following day would order all submarines in the area to converge on this target.
1944年11月29日	At about 0315 hours, after seven hours of silent pursuit after the zigzagging Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, USS Archerfish fired six torpedoes at the target from her bow tubes. After observing two hits, the submarine dove; while diving, the carrier was seen beginning to list, and two more detonations were heard. An escorting Japanese destroyer dropped 14 depth charges, causing no damage. In the mean time, Shinano suffered uncontrollable flooding on the starboard side. Escorting destroyers Yukikaze, Hamakaze, and Isokaze rescued survivors. While underwater, the crew of Archerfish reported observing breaking up noises for 47 minutes. The carrier sank after about 7 hours.
1944年12月29日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Moji, Japan to escort a troop convoy to Taiwan.
1945年4月7日	Destroyer Yukikaze rescued survivors of battleship Yamato and destroyer Isokaze; she suffered minor damage from American air attacks during the action (3 were killed, 15 were wounded).
1945年5月10日	Commander Keiji Koeu was named the commanding officer of destroyer Yukikaze.
1945年5月17日	Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan.
1945年5月19日	Destroyer Yukikaze arrived at Maizuru, Japan.
1945年7月30日	American battleships USS South Dakota, USS Indiana, and USS Massachusetts, joined by British battleship HMS King George V (this would be her final combat action of the war) ended a two-day bombardment of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Meanwhile, carrier fighters from USS Ticonderoga (Air Group 87), USS Shangri-La, and USS Yorktown attacked airfields, railroads, and tactical targets east and west of Hamamatsu, generally the larger Kyoto-Kobe-Osaka region and the Tokyo region. Destroyer Yukikaze suffered minor damage and one killed by carrier aircraft in Miyatsu Bay on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
1945年8月15日	Destroyer Yukikaze was assigned to Destroyer Division 41, Escort Squadron 31, Combined Fleet.
1945年10月5日	Yukikaze was decommissioned from service.
1945年11月19日	Commander Keiji Koeu was relieved as the commanding officer of destroyer Yukikaze.
1947年7月6日	Destroyer Yukikaze was transferred to the Republic of China as war reparation.
1948年5月1日	Former Japanese destroyer Yukikaze was commissioned into the Navy of the Republic of China as Tang Yan.
1966年11月16日	Destroyer Tang Yan was decommissioned from service.

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1. Anonymous says:
28 Aug 2021 09:11:09 AM

The last CO of Yukikaze was 寺内正道 (Terauchi Masamichi), 1943 to 1945. ）『朝日新聞』1978年（昭和53年）1月20日朝刊、13版、23面

2. Yuchen Liang says:
22 Apr 2024 04:45:32 PM

She didn't receive torpedo tubes upon her reception into the ROCN since the torpedo tubes weren't available. She thus became a heavy gunboat instead.

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