JS Amagiri

JS Amagiri (DD-154) is an Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[1] Amagiri is currently in active service, homeported in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Amagiri.
JS Amagiri (DD-154)
History
Japan
Name
  • Amagiri
  • (あまぎり)
Laid downMarch 3, 1986[1]
LaunchedSeptember 9, 1987[1]
CommissionedFebruary 28, 1989[1]
IdentificationMMSI number: 431999537
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeAsagiri-class destroyer
Length137 m (449 ft 6 in)
Beam14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion4 gas turbines 54,000 shp (40,000 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range8,030 nmi (14,870 km; 9,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement220
Sensors and
processing systems
  • OYQ-6/7 CDS (w/ Link-11)
  • OPS-14/24 air search radar
  • OPS-28 surface search radar
  • OQS-4A hull sonar
  • OQR-1 TACTASS
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter

Description

Armaments

Amagiri is equipped for combat and interception missions, and is primarily armed with anti-ship weapons. Amagiri carries two of the Mk-141 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), which are anti-ship missile systems.[1] The ship is also fitted to be used against submarines. She also carries the Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT), which can be used as an anti-submarine weapon.[1] The ship has two of these systems abeam to starboard and to port. Amagiri is also fitted with an Oto-Melara 62-caliber gun to be used against sea and air targets.[1]

Mk-141 Guided Missile Launching System

Specifications

Amagiri is 137 m (449 ft 6 in) long.[1] The ship has a range of 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) with a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).[1] The ship can have up to 220 personnel on board.[1] The ship is also fitted to accommodate for one aircraft.[1] The ship's flight deck can be used to service a SH-60J9(K) Seahawk helicopter.[1]

A SH-60J SeaHawk that can be used on Amagiri.

History

Amagiri was laid down on March 3, 1986, launched on September 9, 1987 and commissioned on February 28, 1989.[2]

References
  1. "Asagiri class Destroyer - DD". seaforces.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. "JDS Amagiri DD-154 Asagiri class Destroyer JMSDF". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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