Linkor Jamasiro ' – Linear Japanese ship 1917-1944 year

Linkor Jamasiro ' – Japan ship line type "Fuso" laid 20 November 1913 year “Naval Shipyard” in Iokosuke, launched 30 November 1915 of the year, He joined the navy 31 Martha 1917 of the year. He enlisted in the 1st Division of battleships of the 1st Fleet. Until the end of World War II battleship "Yamashiro" engaged in combat training and in combat operations did not participate. AT 1920 year to perform various tasks of command at the coast.

Superstructure and nose turret 356-mm caliber main battleship "Yamashiro"

The further course of the same service, like “Fuso”, but a few other dates have been modernizing. The first major modernization “Jamaşiro” He was held in 1923-1924 years, the amount of work was the same, how to “sisteršipe”. The next stage of modernization works took place in the 1930-1936 years, in several stages. The results of work were the same, how and “Fuso”. The only visible difference “Jamasiro” was that, that gun turret number 3 the main fire looked aft - it was caused by the large size of the nasal superstructure. Upon completion, “Jamaşiro” It becomes flagship Combined Fleet, but soon loses this honorable status, back into operation more powerful battleship “Nagato”. In May 1941 , the last pre-war modernization was carried out, on its completion of the battleship "Yamashiro" was part of the 2nd Division of battleships.

7 December 1941 year battleship out at sea raid Hasiradzimy as part of the connection and headed for the Bonin Islands. output goal - to cover returning after a successful attack on Pearl Harbor aircraft carrier Admiral Nagumo. Since December 1941 to April 1942 , the 2nd Division was battleships anchored in full readiness to sail. The monotonous life Raid makes a variety of outputs to fire.

The battleship "Yamashiro" on modernization

18 April US Army bombers, had taken off from an aircraft carrier “Hornet” (CV 8), bombed Japanese cities. The main blow fell on Tokyo. For the detection and destruction of the American connection to the sea raid came Hasiradzimy Imperial Navy battleships. The search was unsuccessful, the only prey became neutral transport “Angarstroy”. After spending a few days at sea, ships returned to base. 5 May 1942 at sea come 1st and 2nd Division battleships in regular shooting exercises, which were interrupted hang fire in one of the towers of the main fire battleships “Hugo”. “Jamaşiro” He returned to the road Hasiradzimy.

FROM 19 by 23 May battleship "Yamashiro" took part in the maneuvers of the 1st and 3rd Fleet, and then returned to the home point. Parking was short, and already 29 May “Jamaşiro” out to sea, in Operation “Ml”- capture of Midway and the Aleutian Islands. 2-I battleships division was to cover the landing on the Aleutian Islands. After smashing compound Nagumo operation stopped. 14 June “Jamaşiro” She arrived at Yokosuka raid, 22-24 June The transition to the Khasi-radzimsky raid.
14 July last reorganization of the Imperial Navy, in the 2nd Division entered “Mutsu” and “Nagato”. FROM 29 August 4 September battleship "Yamashiro" was docking in Chur. In the autumn on the battleship, experiments were conducted on the management plane via radio. Tested system of Lieutenant-X. Tomoyushy, senior test pilot base in Yokosuka. The experiments involved 2 small seaplane, which started with a catapult “Jamaşiro”, and after the job landed on water and elevates on board crane.

Experiments with naval aircraft on a battleship "Yamashiro". 1921 – 1922 g.

December 1942 , the teachings of the Imperial Navy were held in the Inland Sea, with the participation of the aircraft carrier “Duykaku”, battleships “Yamato”, “Musasi”, “Fuso” and “Jamaşiro”. Almost whole 1943 year “Jamaşiro” He served as a training ship. In July, the ship was modernized and maintenance in one of the Japanese shipyards. On battleship radar was mounted “type 21”, enhanced small-caliber antiaircraft artillery, It was established 21 25-mm anti-aircraft machine gun (17 single-barreled, 2 double-barreled), thus the total amount was brought to 37.

9 September "Yamashiro" battleship out at sea for testing radar. 15 September the ship returned to the composition of the active fleet. FROM 8 by 12 October Kure it passes docking and hull cleaning, 13 October at the port Dinner (Hiroshima neighborhood) He took on board military units and 15-20 in October as part of the troop convoy “TEI №3” makes a transition to Truk. The convoy also included a battleship-aircraft carrier “Ise”, light cruiser “Tăcuta” and 4 the destroyer. Upon arrival it was found out, that the bay is empty and the main forces were at Brown atoll in hopes to intercept the American connection, when it attacks the Wake. Troops to escort ships were unloaded, but they remained in the lagoon, on “any” case. 26-of the fleet returned to base.

Construction of the battleship "Yamashiro" at the shipyard in Iokosuke. 20 October 1915 year.

31 October overlook the sea battleship “Jamaşiro”, battleship, aircraft carrier “Ise”, aircraft carrier “Juneau”, cruiser “Not that” and “Tatsuta” and 4 the destroyer. 5 November compound is in Strait Bungo, that is where it was found an American submarine “Khellibat” (SS-232), under the command of Lieutenant Commander and. J.. Gellyentin. The commander of the submarine known, that within its area of ​​patrolling enemy ships will proceed. This information was obtained from signals intelligence.
AT 5 no 5 minutes in the morning on the boat radar screen appeared mark purposes. Elements of their movement were as follows: distance 22 km, Course 300 °, speed 19 knots. The boat began to exit the maneuver attack. AT 5 no 39 min boat made shestitorpedny volley from bow torpedo tubes from a distance 1100 meters and a depth setting torpedoes travel 3 m. A minute later, one of the torpedoes struck the aircraft carrier. The explosion occurred in the rear part of the steering unit and hurt. Five torpedoes passed near “Juneau”, then one of them struck the battleship "Yamashiro", but did not explode. Damaged aircraft carrier was towed to the nearest port, and other ships continued to shift and 5 November arrived in Tokuyama, 6 November went to Kure and 7 November went on a raid in Hasiradzimy.

9 November the fleet put to sea for exercises. At the time of an emergency has occurred - a collision with a submarine “RO 113”. Luckily the blow was sliding, so both sides got off “slight shock”. Until the end, the battleship stood on the roads, sometimes to go to sea on scientific. The last notable event of the year was the change of commander - was appointed the former commander of the cruiser “Nosiro” captain 1 rank Yu. commodity.

29-31 December 1943 , the battleship "Yamashiro" made the transition in Yokosuka. The next two months based on the battleship port. 25 February 1944 year there was another reorganization of the Japanese Navy. 2-Division battleships of the 1st Fleet was disbanded, and its ships have transferred a part of the 2nd Division of the Mobile Fleet of battleships. “Jamaşiro”, remaining in the composition of the compound, It was transferred to the naval base in Yokosuka and was used as a training ship. 1 May 1944 , the captain 1 Tawara was promoted to the rank kontradmiraly, but 5 May, he died suddenly on board his ship. FROM 6 May ship commanded by Rear Admiral W. Kotsukiyo.

FROM 12 by 24 May battleship passes and docking 29 May goes to sea for trials of new radar systems, as a target ship. In June 1944 year there were two important events: Americans have landed on the island of Saipan, and won the first battle of the Philippine Sea. “Rising Sun” almost gone down, It is well aware of the staff officers of the Imperial Navy and began to plan more and more adventurous and suicide operations, I am hoping to somehow change the military situation for the better. One of these plans was a suicide raid battleships “Fuso” and “Jamaşiro” amended. In its preparation, it was planned to strengthen the anti-aircraft armament, and on the deck to install landing barges. But the commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral C.. Toyoda this plan rejected.

In July, the battleship "Yamashiro" was docking, Maintenance, Combined with the modernization, at a shipyard in Iokosuke. On the ship, install another radar station “type 21” and two radar stations detect surface ships and artillery fire control “type 22”. Likely, in the same period on board the battleship established identification system “friend or foe” “type 2”, based on German developments. Intensified small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery. After completion of the work on board the ship was 66 25-mm anti-aircraft machine (8-triple-, 9 sparennыh, and 24 single-barreled). 10 August finished work, 12-14 August held cross-database transition from Yokosuka to Kure, as part of the connection, which included the escort carrier “uNE” (“Unyo”) and 2 the destroyer. FROM 14 August 10 September battleship "Yamashiro" took a crash course in military training. 10 September battleship becomes the flagship of the 2nd Division of battleships and it raised the flag of Vice-Admiral C.. Nasimury.

23 September 1944 year battleship ever left Japanese waters. We walked next to him the same type “Fuso” and 4 the destroyer. 24 September Japanese squadron was attacked by an enemy submarine “Place” (SS-390), which released a volley shestitorpedny, but none of the torpedoes purposes not found. 26 September, the South China Sea, Japanese ships found an American submarine “Pamfret” (SS-391), but due to the high speed to reach the objectives it failed attack. The next day saw the submarine connection “flasher” (SS-249), but she was unable to take a position to attack.

4 October battleship "Yamashiro" squadron arrived to raid Linnga, near Singapore. FROM 18 by 20 October, they were moved to the bay on the island of Borneo, Brunei and 22 October went out to sea in a transaction “Shaw-I-GO”. 24 October “compound C”, which was the flagship of “Jamaşiro”, It found the enemy air reconnaissance. Began unsuccessful attack carrier-based aircraft (no significant damage was battleship “Fuso”). 25 October 1944 g.yaponskie ships entered Surigao Strait. AT 2 no 45 min on the screens of radar stations of American destroyers were a mark of goals. Distance lo it was 15 miles. Across 5 Japanese min compound was attacked 35 torpedo boats. Battleships opened fire caliber Mine, and their escort destroyers backlit targets, so that one of the shells “Jamasiro” damaged torpedo boat “RT 495”. He came out of the battle, I tried to throw on the near bank, but eventually sank.

AT 2 no 56 min signalers destroyer “surely” We found the enemy destroyers and attempted to highlight them, but “Yankee” It was too far away. In turn, the Americans fired a torpedo salvo, and one of the torpedoes struck “Fuso”. AT 3 no 10 min torpedo attack left US destroyers “Mak Dermit” (DD 677) and “Monsin” (DD 798). One of the torpedoes “Monsin” He struck the battleship "Yamashiro". After the explosion aboard the battleship fires broke out, who approached the cellars of ammunition. The commander of the battleship took the difficult decision to flood the two cellars. As a result, without the shells were the twin towers of the main fire. During this attack, the Japanese lost three destroyers connection.

AT 3 no 25 min in an attack on the debris “Compound C” rushed 14 enemy destroyers. The commander of the destroyer “Killen” (DD 593) ordered to establish the depth of the torpedoes running 6,7 m, and after volley one of them struck “Jamaşiro” in the central part of the left side. battleship speed dropped to 5 knots. but to 3 no 36 min it was increased to 18 knots. AT 3 no 51 minutes the battle joined the American cruiser. They were soon joined battleships “California” (BB 33), “Pennsylvania” (BB 38), “Mississippi” (BB 41), “Tennessee” (VV43), “Maryland” (VV46), “West Virginia” (BB 48). All of them, with the exception of “Mrs-Sippy” They were veterans of Pearl Harbor.

“Pennsylvania” I could not open fire, Radar was outdated and could not produce a target recognition. The rest of the US battleships opened intensive fire. “Jamaşiro” I walked through the wall breaks, getting more and more damage, he burned, its superstructure were covered by fire fires. Japanese battleship guns were back, but very inaccurate fire. battleship speed dropped to 12 knots. Between 4 no 3 minutes and 4 h 5 min in an attack on the battleship went destroyers 56 division. They walked through a wall of Japanese and American shell bursts, getting hit from both sides. They still managed to reach the volley point and shoot 13 torpedoes from a distance 5670 m. AT 4 no 9 min Admiral Oldendorf ordered to cease fire. On “Mississippi” the team did not hear, and he had a few minutes continued to fire.

Photo battleship "Yamashiro" in color after launching

AT 4 no 11 min 2 torpedo destroyer issued “Niyukomb” (DD-586) struck the battleship "Yamashiro", and 4 no 19 min, all covered by fire, he sank. place of death “Jamaşiro” is located at coordinates 10 ° 22, N ° 125 and 21, E. Destroyer “Claxton” (DD 571) I picked up from the water of five battleships team, others floating in the water (about 150 human) refused to flee. A total of “Jamaşiro” killed about 1500 human.
Senior among survivors was Lieutenant Edzami, from him the Americans have learned the name of the ship they sunk. AT 1961 , he said during a meeting with historians, that the cause of death of the battleship were torpedo hit, and damage from artillery fire were insignificant. 15 November 1944 , the 2nd Division was disbanded battleships. 31 August 1945 year battleship “Jamaşiro” was expelled from the Navy list.

The performance characteristics of the battleship "Yamashiro"

Battleship "Yamashiro" to modernize

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