JS Shimakaze (DDG-172)
 JS Shimakaze firing in a gunnery exercise on 21 December 2015
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Shimakaze (1942) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 13 January 1985 |
| Launched | 30 January 1987 |
| Commissioned | 23 March 1988 |
| Reclassified | TV-3521 |
| Homeport | Maizuru |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| 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 | |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
JS Shimakaze (DDG-172) is the second ship of the Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyers built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Construction and career[]
Shimikaze was laid down on the 13 January 1985 in Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki. She was launched on 30 January 1987, and commissioned on 23 March 1988.[1]
On 23 November 2017, Shimakaze, JS Kaga, JS Ise, JS Teruzuki and JS Samidare from Japan participated in the search and rescue of a crashed C-2A Orion from the US 7th Fleet.[2]
HMCS Ottawa, JS Chōkai and Shimakaze participated in a bilateral exercise between the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on 16 October 2019.[3]
On 30 March 2020, Shimakaze was damaged in a collision with a Chinese fishing vessel in the East China Sea.[4][5]
Gallery[]
USS Essex, JS Shimakaze, JS Kongō, JS Amagiri and docked at Okinawa on 28 February 2003.
Shimakaze on 3 June 2007.
4 November 2011, Shimakaze in formation ahead of USS Curtis Wilbur.
Shimakaze moored alongside HMAS Warramunga and HMAS Perth on 1 September 2012.
Shimakaze's stern on 10 June 2017.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "JS Hatakaze-class ship list". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Search for 3 Sailors Missing After C-2A Crash in Philippine Sea Expands". USNI News. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "HMCS Ottawa participates in KAEDEX". Pacific Navy News. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Japanese destroyer is damaged in collision with Chinese fishing vessel in East China Sea". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Reuters Staff (31 March 2020). "Japan says destroyer and Chinese boat collided; China says one hurt". Reuters. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links[]
- 1987 ships
- Hatakaze-class destroyers
- Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Training ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force