JS Yūdachi (DD-103)

	JS Yūdachi on 7 September 2019.
History
Japan
Name	Yūdachi ; (ゆうだち);
Namesake	Yūdachi (1958)
Ordered	1994
Builder	Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down	18 March 1996
Launched	19 August 1997
Commissioned	4 March 1999
Homeport	Ōminato
Identification	MMSI number: 431999643; Pennant number:DD-103;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Murasame-class destroyer
Displacement	4,550 tons standard, ; 6,200 tons hull load;
Length	151 m (495 ft 5 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × IHI-GE LM2500 gas turbines; 2 × KHI-RR SM1C gas turbines; 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 shafts, cp props;
Speed	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement	165
Sensors and ; processing systems	OYQ-9 CDS (w/ Link-11); OYQ-103 ASWCS; FCS-2-31 fire-control systems; OPS-24B air search radar; OPS-28 surface search radar; OQS-5 hull sonar; OQR-2 TASS;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	NOLQ-3 suite; Mk. 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System; AN/SLQ-25 torpedo decoys;
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun; 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 8 × SSM-1B Anti-ship missile in quad canisters; 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes; 16-cell Mk. 48 VLS with Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM; 16-cell with VL-ASROC;
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60J/K anti-submarine helicopter

JS Yūdachi (DD-103) is the third ship of Murasame-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 4 March 1999.^[1]

Construction and career[]

Yūdachi was laid down on March 18, 1996 at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Yokosuka as the 1994 plan and launched on August 19, 1997. Commissioned on March 4, 1999, was incorporated into the 6th Escort Corps of the 4th Escort Corps and deployed to Ōminato.

On March 6, 2016, as the 24th dispatched anti-piracy action surface corps, she departed from Ominato base for the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia with the escort ship JS Yūgiri and returned to Ominato on September 8. In addition, on September 1, on the way back to Japan, a goodwill training was conducted with the Philippine Navy's BRP Rajah Humabon.^[2]^[3]

Gallery[]

JS Yūdachi alongside JS Yūgiri in March 2016.
JS Yūdachi alongside JS Fuyuzuki and JS Hyuga at Yokosuka on 25 September 2017.

Citations[]

^ "DD-101 Murasame Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/info/news/201609/20160902-01.pdf
^ https://www.mod.go.jp/js/Press/press2016/press_pdf/p20160224_01.pdf

References

Saunders, Stephen. IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2013-2014. Jane's Information Group (2003). ISBN 0710630484
Heihachiro Fujiki (August 2003). "Development of multi-purpose DDs for "8-8 escort flotilla". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijinn-sha (614): 94–99.

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[1] "DD-101 Murasame Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[2] ttps://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/info/news/201609/20160902-01.pdf

[3] ttps://www.mod.go.jp/js/Press/press2016/press_pdf/p20160224_01.pdf

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v t Murasame-class destroyers
Murasame Harusame Yūdachi Kirisame Inazuma Samidare Ikazuchi Akebono Ariake
Preceded by: Asagiri class Followed by: Takanami class
List of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

History
JS Yūdachi on 7 September 2019.
Japan
Name	Yūdachi (ゆうだち)
Namesake	Yūdachi (1958)
Ordered	1994
Builder	Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down	18 March 1996
Launched	19 August 1997
Commissioned	4 March 1999
Homeport	Ōminato
Identification	MMSI number: 431999643 Pennant number:DD-103
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Murasame-class destroyer
Displacement	4,550 tons standard, 6,200 tons hull load
Length	151 m (495 ft 5 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × IHI-GE LM2500 gas turbines 2 × KHI-RR SM1C gas turbines 60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 shafts, cp props
Speed	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement	165
Sensors and processing systems	OYQ-9 CDS (w/ Link-11) OYQ-103 ASWCS FCS-2-31 fire-control systems OPS-24B air search radar OPS-28 surface search radar OQS-5 hull sonar OQR-2 TASS
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLQ-3 suite Mk. 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System AN/SLQ-25 torpedo decoys
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 8 × SSM-1B Anti-ship missile in quad canisters 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes 16-cell Mk. 48 VLS with Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM 16-cell with VL-ASROC
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60J/K anti-submarine helicopter