Maritime History

Japanese cruiser Yahagi (1942)

Yahagi (矢矧) was an Agano-class cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Yahagi served a short but notable career, escorting aircraft carriers at the battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, before serving in the battle of Leyte Gulf later that October where she helped to sink the destroyer USS Johnston. In April 1945, Yahagi served as the largest escort to the Yamato - the largest and most powerful battleship ever constructed - during her doomed final mission. Ultimately, the formation was attacked by nearly 400 American carrier aircraft, and Yahagi was sunk to 12 bombs and 7 torpedoes, joining Yamato and four destroyers. Captain Tameichi Hara survived Yahagi's sinking and detailed her final mission in his autobiography "Japanese Destroyer Captain".

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• ▸Fishermen's Wharf Market
• ▸Hip-hop production
• ▸Anjaneya Temple, Nanganallur

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