Japanese destroyer Ariake

Updated on Jan 30, 2024

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Four Japanese destroyers have been named Ariake (有明 / ありあけ, ”dawn” or "daybreak")::

Japanese destroyer Ariake (1904), a Harusame-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Russo-Japanese War

Japanese destroyer Ariake (1934), a Hatsuharu-class destroyer of the IJN during World War II

JDS Ariake (DD-183), a destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), formerly USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663)

JDS Ariake (DD-109), a Murasame-class destroyer (1994) of the JMSDF launched in 2000

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