[2] The ship was laid down at the Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki on 17 December 1954, launched on 20 August 1955 and commissioned on 31 July 1956 with the hull number (DD-102).

From 18 May to 22 July of the same year, he participated in the 4th pelagic practice voyage and visited Hawaii and the west coast of the United States.

In 1963, the filming location of the movie "駆逐艦雪風" released the following year was performed, and it appeared as the predecessor destroyer Yukikaze.

On 10 December 1964, Yukikaze was incorporated into the 3rd Escort Group as a flagship and the fixed port was transferred to Maizuru.

In March 1969, Maizuru Heavy Industries carried out a modernization renovation to replace the sonar with SQS-29J.

In January 1976, a renovation for practical testing was carried out at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Uraga Shipyard, and the 5-inch No.