JDS Asakaze (DDG-169)

JDS Asakaze (DDG-169) is the second ship of the Tachikaze-class destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Asakaze.

JS Asakaze underway during Fleet Review 2006.
History
Japan
Name
  • Asakaze
  • (あさかぜ)
NamesakeAsakaze (1922)
BuilderMitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down27 May 1976
Launched15 October 1977
Commissioned27 March 1979
Decommissioned12 March 2008
Homeport
  • Sasebo (1976-1995)
  • Yokosuka (1995-2008)
IdentificationPennant number: DDG-169
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeTachikaze-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 3,850 long tons (3,910 t) standard
  • 3,950 long tons (4,010 t) (DDG170)
Length143 m (469 ft 2 in)
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft
  • 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
  • 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) (DDG170)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Mitsubishi steam turbines, 60,000 hp (45,000 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170)
Armament
  • 2 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun (DDG168 ×1)
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 1 × Mk 13 missile launcher (for the Standard-MR SAM)
  • 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM
  • 1 × Type 74 launcher for the ASROC
  • 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
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