Yamagumo
| Country | Japan |
| Ship Class | Asashio-class Destroyer |
| Builder | Fujinagata SB |
| Laid Down | 4 Nov 1936 |
| Launched | 15 Jan 1938 |
| Sunk | 25 Oct 1944 |
| Displacement | 1,961 tons standard |
| Machinery | 2-shaft geared turbine, 3 boilers2-shaft geared turbine, 3 boilers |
| Bunkerage | oil 500t |
| Power Output | 50,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 35 knots |
| Range | 5700nm by 10kt, 960nm by 34kt |
| Crew | 200 |
| Armament | 6-12.7cm/50cal gun (2x3), 4-25mm AA, 8-61cm TT (4x2), 16 DCs |
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