Asagiri-class destroyer
 JS Sawagiri on 18 December 2004
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| History |
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 Japan |
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| Name | |
| Ordered | 1985 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 14 January 1987 |
| Launched | 25 September 1988 |
| Commissioned | 6 March 1990 |
| Homeport | Sasebo |
| Identification | |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Length | 137 m (449 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 4 gas turbines 54,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range | 8,030 nmi (14,870 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 220 |
Sensors and
processing systems |
- OYQ-6/7 CDS (w/ Link-11)
- OPS-14/24 Air search radar
- OPS-28 surface search radar
- OQS-4A hull sonar
- OQR-1 TACTASS
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Electronic warfare
& decoys | |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter |
JS Sawagiri (DD-157) is an Asagiri-class destroyer of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Development and design
Asagiri-class is equipped for combat and interception missions, and is primarily armed with anti-ship weapons. They carries two of the Mk-141 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), which are anti-ship missile systems. The ship is also fitted to be used against submarines. She also carries the Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT), which can be used as an anti-submarine weapon. The ship has two of these systems abeam to starboard and to port. They is also fitted with an Oto-Melara 62-caliber gun to be used against sea and air targets.[1]
They are 137 m (449 ft 6 in) long. The ship can travel at 8000 nautical miles at 14 knots with a top speed of 30 knots. The ship can have up to 220 personnel on board. The ship is also fitted to accommodate for one aircraft. The ship's flight deck can be used to service the SH-60J9(K) Seahawk, a helicopter.[2]
Construction and career
She was laid down on 14 January 1987 and launched on 25 September 1988 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki. She was commissioned on 6 March 1990.
Dispatched to the Great East Japan Earthquake caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake on 11 March 2011.
On May 12, 2012, the 12th dispatched anti-piracy action formation sailed from Sasebo off the coast of Somalia, joined the escort ship JS Ikazuchi on the way, and started the mission about 3 weeks later, on July 1st of the same year, an escort formation was formed by the cooperation of the three countries of Japan, China and India. On October 24, the same year, he returned to Sasebo.
Joined the 13th Escort Corps under the direct control of the Escort Fleet on March 13, 2014.
On 5 July 2015, as the 22nd dispatched anti-piracy action surface corps, sailed from Sasebo base to the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia with the escort ship JS Akizuki, completed the mission on December 18, 2015.[3][4]
From February 29 to March 5, 2020, joint training with the US Navy will be conducted with the escort ship JS Suzunami in the sea and airspace from the south of Kanto to the north of Guam. From the US Navy, cruisers USS Antietam, USS Shiloh, destroyers USS Barry and USS Mustin will participate in various tactical training.[5]
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