JS Akizuki

JS Akizuki
History
Japan
Name
  • Akizuki
  • (あきづき)
NamesakeAkizuki (1959)
Ordered2007
BuilderMitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down17 July 2009
Launched13 October 2010
Commissioned14 March 2012
HomeportSasebo
IdentificationDD-115
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeAkizuki-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 5,000 tonnes standard
  • 6,800 tonnes full load
Length150.5 m (493 ft 9 in)
Beam18.3 m (60 ft 0 in)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Depth10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
PropulsionCOGAG, two shafts, four Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement200
Sensors &
processing systems
  • ATECS (advanced technology command system)
  • OYQ-11 ACDS
  • FCS-3A AAW system
  • OQQ-22 ASW system
  • NOLQ-3D EW system
  • OPS-20C surface search radar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60K helicopter

JS Akizuki (DD-115) is the lead ship of Akizuki-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 14 March 2012.