Three warships of Japan have borne the name : * , a

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...

launched in 1920, renamed ''Patrol Boat No.1'' in 1940 and sunk in 1943. * , a one-off World War II period super-destroyer launched in 1942 and sunk in 1944 * , a guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1988 and operated by the

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy ( ...

(JMSDF).

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