Umikaze-class destroyer
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The Umikaze-class destroyers were a class of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. They were the first large destroyers designed for open ocean service to be built in Japan.
Yamakaze at Ominato, 1926
Yamakaze launch at Mitsubishi Nagasaki, 1911
Maizuru Naval Arsenal
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Maizuru Naval Arsenal was one of four principal naval shipyards owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy, located in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture.
Umikaze-class destroyer
…of destroyers were too small and poorly designed for extended "blue water" operation. Two vessels were built, based largely on British designs, one at Maizuru Naval Arsenal and the other at the Mitsubishi shipyards in Nagasaki. The Umikaze-class ships were based largely on the Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyers. In terms…
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, 1945
Destroyer Akizuki, one of various destroyers produced at Maizuru Naval Arsenal
The modern shipyard at Maizuru owned by Japan Marine United. Pictured: JS Fuyuzuki DD-118