JDS Akizuki

	JDS Akizuki
History
Japan
Name	Akizuki; (あきづき);
Namesake	Akizuki (1941)
Ordered	1957
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	31 July 1958
Launched	26 June 1959
Commissioned	13 February 1960
Decommissioned	7 December 1993
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	DD-161, DD-960; ASU-7010;
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Akizuki-class destroyer
Displacement	2,350 long tons (2,388 t) standard; 2,890 long tons (2,936 t) normal;
Length	118 m (387 ft 2 in)
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 4 boilers 45,000 shp (34,000 kW) / 2 shafts, 2 propellers
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) max.
Complement	330
Sensors &; processing systems	Mk.57 fire-control system; Mk.63 fire-control system; OPS-1 air search radar; OPS-5 surface-search radar; AN/SQS-4 sonar; AN/SQR-8 sonar; QQA-1A sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	NOLR-1 ESM
Armament	3 × 5"/54 caliber Mk.16 guns; 4 × 3"/50 caliber Mk.22 guns (Type 57); 1 × Mk.108 ASW rocket launcher; 2 × Hedgehog ASW mortars; 2 × Mk.2 ASW torpedo racks; 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × Y-gun Depth charge throwers; 2 × Depth charge racks;

JDS Akizuki (DD-161) was the lead ship of the Akizuki-class destroyer. The vessel was laid down in 1958 and served as a front line warship with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force until 1987, and as an auxiliary until 1993.

History
JDS Akizuki
Japan
Name	Akizuki (あきづき)
Namesake	Akizuki (1941)
Ordered	1957
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	31 July 1958
Launched	26 June 1959
Commissioned	13 February 1960
Decommissioned	7 December 1993
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	DD-161, DD-960 ASU-7010
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Akizuki-class destroyer
Displacement	2,350 long tons (2,388 t) standard 2,890 long tons (2,936 t) normal
Length	118 m (387 ft 2 in)
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 4 boilers 45,000 shp (34,000 kW) / 2 shafts, 2 propellers
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) max.
Complement	330
Sensors & processing systems	Mk.57 fire-control system Mk.63 fire-control system OPS-1 air search radar OPS-5 surface-search radar AN/SQS-4 sonar AN/SQR-8 sonar QQA-1A sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-1 ESM
Armament	3 × 5"/54 caliber Mk.16 guns 4 × 3"/50 caliber Mk.22 guns (Type 57) 1 × Mk.108 ASW rocket launcher 2 × Hedgehog ASW mortars 2 × Mk.2 ASW torpedo racks 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × Y-gun Depth charge throwers 2 × Depth charge racks