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 JDS Tachikaze (DDG-168) at anchor, Luzon on 1 July 1990.
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Tachikaze (1921) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 19 June 1973 |
| Launched | 12 December 1974 |
| Commissioned | 26 March 1976 |
| Decommissioned | 15 January 2007 |
| Homeport | |
| Identification | Pennant number: DDG-168 |
| Status | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tachikaze-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 143 m (469 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
| Complement | 250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170) |
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JS Tachikaze (DDG-168) is the lead ship of the Tachikaze-class destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Development
Tachikaze-class destroyers were designed almost exclusively as anti-aircraft platforms. No helicopter facilities are provided, and the ASW armament is confined to ASROC missiles and Mk 46 torpedoes. In order to save on construction costs the class adopted the propulsion plant and machinery of the Haruna-class destroyers.[1]
Construction and career
She was laid down on the 19 June, 1973 in Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki. She was launched on 12 December 1974, and commissioned on 26 March 1976. She was decommissioned on 15 July 2007.[2][3]
In 1998, JDS Tachikaze was converted to be the flagship of the Fleet Escort Force. The aft 5-inch gun was replaced with a fleet command area. JDS Sawakaze then succeeded her in the flagship role after her decommissioning.
Gallery
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JDS Tachikaze entering Pearl Harbor on 1 June 1986 prior to RIMPAC 1986.
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See also
References
- ^ "Tachikaze Class Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer | Military-Today.com". www.military-today.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "JDS Tachikaze DDG-168 class Guided Missile Destroyer JMSDF". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "JDS Tachikaze DDG 168". Helis.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.