Japanese destroyer Ariake

Four Japanese destroyers have been named {{Nihongo|Ariake|有明 / ありあけ||”dawn” or "daybreak"}}:

  • {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Ariake|1904}}, a {{sclass|Harusame|destroyer|1}} of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Russo-Japanese War
  • {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Ariake|1934}}, a {{sclass|Hatsuharu|destroyer|1}} 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)
  • {{JS|Ariake|DD-109}}, a {{sclass|Murasame|destroyer (1994)|1}} of the JMSDF launched in 2000

See also