an experimental light cruiser built between 1922 and 1923 (commissioned on 23 July 1923), name after Yūbari River (夕張川) in Hokkaidō, Japan.
Invasion of Hangzhou(杭州), China (20 October 1937)
Invasion of Wake Island (11 and 23 December 1941)
Battle of Rabaul (23 January ~ February 1942) - returned to Truk for repairs on 25 March 1942.
The Solomon Islands Campaign (29 June 1942) - Yubari sank the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes and damaged destroyer USS Ralph Talbot in Battle of Savo Island (9 August 1942)
Yūbari was hit by 2 torpedoes from submarine USS Bluegill and sank at Palau 27 April 1944
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