JS Amagiri

	JS Amagiri (DD-154)
History
Japan
Name	Amagiri; (あまぎり);
Laid down	March 3, 1986
Launched	September 9, 1987
Commissioned	February 28, 1989
Identification	MMSI number: 431999537
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Asagiri-class destroyer
Length	137 m (449 ft 6 in)
Beam	14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4 gas turbines 54,000 shp (40,000 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	8,030 nmi (14,870 km; 9,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	220
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	NOLR-8 intercept; OLT-3 jammer; Mark 36 SRBOC;
Armament	1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun; 2 × missile canister up to 8 Harpoon SSM; 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 1 × Mk.29 Sea Sparrow SAM octuple launcher; 1 × Mk.16 ASROC anti-submarine rocket octuple launcher; 2 × HOS-302A triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	1 SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter

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]

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]

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]

History

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Asagiri class Destroyer - DD". seaforces.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "JDS Amagiri DD-154 Asagiri class Destroyer JMSDF". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

External links

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[seaforce-asagiri-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Asagiri class Destroyer - DD". seaforces.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

[:0-2] "JDS Amagiri DD-154 Asagiri class Destroyer JMSDF". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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v t e Asagiri-class destroyers
Asagiri Yamagiri Yūgiri Amagiri Hamagiri Setogiri Sawagiri Umigiri
Preceded by: Hatsuyuki class Followed by: Murasame class
List of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force