Japanese destroyer Ariake explained
Four Japanese destroyers have been named :
- , a of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Russo-Japanese War
- , a 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)
- , a of the JMSDF launched in 2000
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