JS Hatakaze (DDG-171)
JS Hatakaze on 25 July 2009
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History | |
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Japan | |
Name |
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Namesake | Hatakaze (1942) |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
Laid down | 20 May 1983 |
Launched | 9 November 1984 |
Commissioned | 27 March 1986 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
Notes | Training vessel, 19 March 2020 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Hatakaze-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 492.1 ft (150.0 m) |
Beam | 53.9 ft (16.4 m) |
Draft | 15.8 ft (4.8 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 260 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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Aviation facilities | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
JS Hatakaze (DDG-171) is a Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Hatakaze was the first vessel completed of her class. She was the first JMSDF vessel to use gas turbine propulsion.[1]
Construction and career[]
She was laid down on the 20 May, 1983 in Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki. She was launched on 9 November 1984, and commissioned on 27 March 1986.[2]
May 31, 1994, JS Kurama, JS Kongō, JS Asagiri, JS Yūgiri, JS Amagiri, JS Hamagiri, JS Sawagiri, JS Tokiwa and JS Takashio departed from Yokosuka base and participated in the Pacific Rim Joint Exercise (RIMPAC) held in the waters around Hawaii from June 23 to July 6.
She was converted to a training vessel on March 19, 2020. On 18 August, a JMSDF MCH-101 helicopter successfully landed and took off from Hatakaze.[3]
From February 9th to March 16th, 2021, she participated in the open sea practice voyage of the 54th General Executive Candidate Course (internal course) students with the escort ship JS Yūgiri and the training ship JS Setoyuki.[4] On February 28, during his participation, he conducted joint training with USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Bunker Hill in the sea and airspace around Guam.[5]
Gallery[]
JDS Hatakaze in San Diego on 1 July 1994
JS Hatakaze and JS Sawakaze 9 December 2007
JS Hatakaze on 23 September 2011
JS Hatakaze on 29 May 2020
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "JS Hatakaze (DDG-171)". militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "JS Hatakaze-class ship list". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "JMSDF MCH-101 helicopter successfully conducts landing and takeoff on Hatakaze destroyer". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/202102/20210202.pdf
- ^ https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/202103/20210303.pdf
External links[]
- 1984 ships
- Hatakaze-class destroyers
- Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Training ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force