JDS Teruzuki

JDS Teruzuki
History
Japan
Name
  • Teruzuki
  • (てるづき)
NamesakeTeruzuki (1941)
Ordered1957
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down15 August 1958
Launched24 June 1959
Commissioned19 February 1960
Decommissioned27 September 1993
ReclassifiedTraining ship, 1 July 1987
HomeportYokosuka
Identification
  • DD-162, DD-961
  • ASU-7012
  • TV-3504
FateSunk as target, 14 July 1994
General characteristics
Class & typeAkizuki-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,350 long tons (2,388 t) standard
  • 2,890 long tons (2,936 t) normal
Length118 m (387 ft 2 in)
Beam12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 steam turbines, 4 boilers 45,000 shp (34,000 kW) / 2 shafts, 2 propellers
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) max.
Complement330
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
NOLR-1 ESM
Armament

JDS Teruzuki (DD-162) was a Japanese 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 1986, and as an auxiliary until 1993.