JDS Minegumo

JDS Minegumo (DD-116) was the lead ship of Minegumo-class destroyers.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Minegumo.

JDS Minegumo
History
Japan
Name
  • Minegumo
  • (みねぐも)
NamesakeMinegumo (1937)
Ordered1965
BuilderMitsui, Tamano
Laid down14 March 1967
Launched16 August 1967
Commissioned31 August 1968
Decommissioned18 March 1999
ReclassifiedTV-3509
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: DD-116
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeMinegumo-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,100 long tons (2,134 t) standard
  • 2,750 long tons (2,794 t) full load
Length115 m (377 ft 4 in)
Beam11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Complement210
Sensors and
processing systems
  • OPS-11B EWR
  • OPS-17 surface search radar
  • OQS-3 hull-sonar
  • SQS-35 variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		NOLR-1B electronic warfare suite
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × QH-50D DASH anti-submarine drone helicopter (removed in 1979-82 and ASROC fitted)

Construction and career

Minegumo was laid down at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Tamano Shipyard on 14 March 1967 and launched on 16 August 1967. She was commissioned on 31 August 1968.[1]

Special refurbishment work was carried out between November 24, 1981 and May 12, 1982, the DASH QH-50D on the rear deck was removed, and an ASROC launcher was installed.

On March 27, 1982, the 22nd Escort Fleet was reorganized under the 2nd Escort Group.

On March 19, 1986, the 22nd Escort Corps was reorganized under the Kure District Force.

Around 8:30 am on June 11, 1995, a fire broke out in the machine room during a test voyage at the Kii Channel, killing one crew member and injuring two.

On August 1, the same year, the type was changed to a training ship, and the ship registration number was changed to TV-3509. Transferred to Training Squadron 1st Training Squadron.

Removed from the register on March 18, 1999. The total cruising distance was 674,753.1 nautical miles.[2]

Citations
Wikimedia Commons has media related to JS Minegumo (DD-116).
  1. World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
  2. "Minegumo / Natsugumo self-defense ship flag returned". Maritime Self-Defense Force Newspaper. 9 April 1999. p. 1.

References
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