/internal/media/dispatcher/536/fullMMM 000162Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force Destroyer YAMAYUKI (DD 129) BadgeBadges20th century0018.0000000000This is the badge of the JDS Yamayuki (DD 129), a Japanese ship which was commissioned in 1985. This vessel forms part of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force. This force visited Malta on 23 September 1991, as part of a training cruise which visited fourteen countries in total. The force was made up of JDS Katori and the destroyers JDS Hatsuyuki (DD122) and JDS Yamayuki (DD129). JDS Yamayuki was scrapped and deceomissioned in 2020. The metal badge depicts a koi fish with the ship in the background. The plaque is fixed beneath the metal badge as a commemorative piece. The Japanese inscription in gold is the name of the ship Yamayuki meaning Mountain Snow.23.8000000000On recto, bronze plaque "JDS YAMAYUKI (DD129)". On the badge "DD129" and an inscription in Kanji, translating to "Yamayuki".Overall: 18 × 23.8 cm, 0.7 kgMalta Maritime MuseumMalta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection824006931-2287EEA.13550Ship Badge; Commemorative BadgeHeritage Malta30Wood, bronzeCast in bronze, on wooden plaque