JDS Asakaze (DDG-169)

JS Asakaze underway during Fleet Review 2006.
History
Japan
Name
  • Asakaze
  • (あさかぜ)
NamesakeAsakaze (1922)
BuilderMitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down27 May 1976
Launched15 October 1977
Commissioned27 March 1979
Decommissioned12 March 2008
Homeport
IdentificationPennant number: DDG-169
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeTachikaze-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 3,850 long tons (3,910 t) standard
  • 3,950 long tons (4,010 t) (DDG170)
Length143 m (469 ft 2 in)
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft
  • 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
  • 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) (DDG170)
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170)
Armament

JDS Asakaze (DDG-169) is the second ship of the Tachikaze-class destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

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