JS Shimakaze (DDG-172)
 JS Shimakaze firing in a gunnery exercise on 21 December 2015
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Shimakaze (1942) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 13 January 1985 |
| Launched | 30 January 1987 |
| Commissioned | 23 March 1988 |
| Reclassified | TV-3521 |
| Homeport | Maizuru |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hatakaze-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 492.1 ft (150.0 m) |
| Beam | 53.9 ft (16.4 m) |
| Draft | 15.8 ft (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 260 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
JS Shimakaze (DDG-172) is the second ship of the Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyers built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Construction and career
Shimikaze was laid down on the 13 January 1985 in Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki. She was launched on 30 January 1987, and commissioned on 23 March 1988.[1]
On 23 November 2017, Shimakaze, JS Kaga, JS Ise, JS Teruzuki and JS Samidare from Japan participated in the search and rescue of a crashed C-2A Greyhound from the US 7th Fleet.[2]
HMCS Ottawa, JS Chōkai and Shimakaze participated in a bilateral exercise between the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on 16 October 2019.[3]
On 30 March 2020, Shimakaze was damaged in a collision with a Chinese fishing vessel in the East China Sea.[4][5]
Gallery
USS Essex, JS Shimakaze, JS Kongō, JS Amagiri and JS Natusio docked at Okinawa on 28 February 2003.
Shimakaze on 3 June 2007.
4 November 2011, Shimakaze in formation ahead of USS Curtis Wilbur.
Shimakaze moored alongside HMAS Warramunga and HMAS Perth on 1 September 2012.
Shimakaze's stern on 10 June 2017.
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See also
References
- ^ "JS Hatakaze-class ship list". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Search for 3 Sailors Missing After C-2A Crash in Philippine Sea Expands". USNI News. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "HMCS Ottawa participates in KAEDEX". Pacific Navy News. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Japanese destroyer is damaged in collision with Chinese fishing vessel in East China Sea". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Reuters Staff (31 March 2020). "Japan says destroyer and Chinese boat collided; China says one hurt". Reuters. Retrieved 20 September 2020.