Yaeyama-class minesweeper
Refers to a specific class of minesweepers operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The name comes from Yaeyama, an island group in Okinawa.
The Yaeyama-class minesweeper is one of the vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Compound of やえやま (Yaeyama, an island group in Okinawa) + 型 (class/type) + 掃海艦 (minesweeper). The class is named after the Yaeyama Islands.