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* She was launched on the 21st June 1936.
* She was launched on the 21st June 1936.
* Yuudachi's white sail was incorrectly seen as a flag of surrender, a fact that angered the Americans when she kept on fighting despite raising it. This sail can be seen in her K2 artwork, and reflects the significance. This eventually led to Yuudachi being sunk by USS Portland when she actually surrendered. The captain of the USS Portland was quoted to issue the order of "Sink the S.O.B" to which the gunnery officer obeyed, sinking the disabled (but evacuated) remnants of Yuudachi.
* Yuudachi's white sail was incorrectly seen as a flag of surrender, a fact that angered the Americans when she kept on fighting despite raising it. This sail can be seen in her K2 artwork, and reflects the significance. This eventually led to Yuudachi being sunk by USS Portland when she actually surrendered. The captain of the USS Portland was quoted to issue the order of "Sink the S.O.B" to which the gunnery officer obeyed, sinking the disabled (but evacuated) remnants of Yuudachi.
* Wreck located in Ironbottom Sound in October 1992 by Dr. Robert Ballard in roughly 800 meters (2,624 feet) of water, with the main wreck upright and the forecastle broken off and skewed to port. The entire ship aft of the aft torpedo mount is missing, apparently sheared off by the explosion of her aft magazine.
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