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*While in KanColle she is the lead ship of the Ayanami Class, in other contexts she is referred to to as the 11th ship of the Fubuki class.  She was the first of the greater Fubuki class (containing the Fubuki, Ayanami and Akatsuki classes) with a modified gun turret allowing her guns to angle up to 75 degrees.  When introduced, her class were among the most powerful destroyers in the world along with Fubuki and Akatsuki-class.

*While in KanColle she is the lead ship of the Ayanami Class, in other contexts she is referred to to as the 11th ship of the Fubuki class.  She was the first of the greater Fubuki class (containing the Fubuki, Ayanami and Akatsuki classes) with a modified gun turret allowing her guns to angle up to 75 degrees.  When introduced, her class were among the most powerful destroyers in the world along with Fubuki and Akatsuki-class.

*Wreck discovered in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard Dr. Robert Ballard]

*Wreck discovered in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard Dr. Robert Ballard]

*Ayanami is one of the three IJN ships in Ironbottom Sound, along with [[Kirishima]] and [[Yuudachi]].

*Ayanami is one of the three IJN ships in Iron Bottom Sound, along with [[Kirishima]] and [[Yuudachi]].

*Her second remodel represents her performance during her final mission, a night battle where she formed a single 'prong' of a three-pronged attack alone (other prongs each contained a light cruiser and multiple destroyers), sank (or helped sink) three destroyers, heavily damaged a fourth, and assist Kirishima in trading fire with a battleship, the ''USS South Dakota''.

*Her second remodel represents her performance during her final mission, a night battle where she formed a single 'prong' of a three-pronged attack alone (other prongs each contained a light cruiser and multiple destroyers), sank (or helped sink) three destroyers, heavily damaged a fourth, and assist [[Kirishima]] in trading fire with a battleship, the ''USS South Dakota''.

* Received her Kai Ni on 20/06/2014

* Received her Kai Ni on 20/06/2014.

*The Evangelion character Rei Ayanami takes her family name from this ship. In fact, almost all Evangelion characters has names connected to vehicles (IJN ships in particular); [[Maya]] Ibuki (in this case a double reference because ''Ibuki'' is also the name of an IJN cruiser), Shigeru [[Aoba]], Ritsuko [[Akagi]], to name a few.

*The Evangelion character Rei Ayanami takes her family name from this ship. In fact, almost all Evangelion characters has names connected to ships (IJN ships in particular); [[Maya]] Ibuki (in this case a double reference because ''Ibuki'' is also the name of an IJN cruiser), Shigeru [[Aoba]], Ritsuko [[Akagi]], to name a few.

**In the ''Rebuild'' movies, Rei's family name formed a trifecta with Mari Illustrious ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Makinami_%281942%29 Makinami]'' and Asuka Langley ''[[Shikinami]]''; they are all Evangelion pilots named after IJN destroyers. Asuka's name in the series was Asuka Langley [[Souryuu]], and it's probable that her name was changed to make her fit the theme naming.

**In the ''Rebuild'' movies, Rei's family name formed a trifecta with Mari Illustrious ''[[wikipedia:Japanese_destroyer_Makinami_%281942%29|Makinami]]'' and Asuka Langley ''[[Shikinami]]''; they are all Evangelion pilots named after IJN destroyers. Asuka's name in the series was Asuka Langley [[Souryuu]], and it's possible that her name was changed to make her fit the theme naming.

==See Also==

==See Also==

*[[{{PAGENAMEE}}/Gallery|View {{PAGENAME}} CG]]

*[[{{PAGENAME}}/Gallery|View {{PAGENAME}} CG]]

*[[EliteDD|List of Destroyers]]

*[[EliteDD|List of Destroyers]]

*[[wikipedia:Japanese_destroyer_Ayanami_(1929)|Wikipedia entry on destroyer Ayanami]]

*[[wikipedia:Japanese_destroyer_Ayanami_(1929)|Wikipedia entry on destroyer Ayanami]]