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Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Yūdachi.

JS Yūdachi on 7 September 2019.
History
Japan
Name
  • Yūdachi
  • (ゆうだち)
Ordered1994
BuilderMitsui, Tamano
Laid down18 March 1996
Launched19 August 1997
Commissioned4 March 1999
HomeportŌminato
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeMurasame-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 4,550 tons standard,
  • 6,200 tons hull load
Length151 m (495 ft 5 in)
Beam17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement165
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60J/K anti-submarine helicopter

JS Yūdachi (DD-103) is the third ship of Murasame-class destroyer (1994) destroyers. She was commissioned on 4 March 1999.

Design

The hull design was completely renovated from first-generation DDs. In addition to increasing the size in order to reduce the underwater radiation noise, both superstructure and hull was inclined to reduce the radar cross-section. There is however no angled tripod mainmast like the one of the American Arleigh Burke-class destroyer because of the heavy weather of the Sea of Japan in winter. The aft was designed like a "mini-Oranda-zaka" as with the Kongō class to avoid interference between helicopters and mooring devices. Destroyers built under the First Defense Build-up Plan, including the former Murasame class, adopted a unique long forecastle style called "Oranda-zaka".

The engine arrangement is COGAG as same as Asagiri class, but a pair of engines are updated to Spey SM1C. And the remaining one pair are replaced by LM2500, same as Kongō class.

Construction and career

Yūdachi was laid down on 18 March 1996 at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Yokosuka as the 1994 plan and launched on 19 August 1997. Commissioned on 4 March 1999, was incorporated into the 6th Escort Corps of the 4th Escort Corps and deployed to Ōminato.

On 6 March 2016, as the 24th dispatched anti-piracy action surface corps, she departed from Ominato base for the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia with the escort ship JS Yūgiri and returned to Ominato on 8 September. In addition, on 1 September, on the way back to Japan, a goodwill training was conducted with the Philippine Navy's BRP Rajah Humabon.

Gallery

References

  1. "DD-101 Murasame Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ Abe 2000, pp. 152–157.
  3. "フィリピン海軍との親善訓練の実施について" [Goodwill Training with the Philippine Navy] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "派遣海賊対処行動水上部隊の交代について" [Regarding replacement of deployed anti-piracy surface forces] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Joint Staff Press Release. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

Bibliography

  • Abe, Yasuo (July 2000). "History of JMSDF Destroyers". Ships of the World (in Japanese) (571). Kaijinn-sha. NAID 40002155847.
  • Saunders, Stephen. IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2013-2014. Jane's Information Group (2003). ISBN 0710630484
  • Heihachiro Fujiki (August 2003). "Development of multi-purpose DDs for "8-8 escort flotilla". Ships of the World (in Japanese) (614). Kaijinn-sha: 94–99.
Murasame-class destroyers


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