JS Yūdachi (DD-103)
 JS Yūdachi on 7 September 2019.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Ordered | 1994 |
| Builder | Mitsui, Tamano |
| Laid down | 18 March 1996 |
| Launched | 19 August 1997 |
| Commissioned | 4 March 1999 |
| Homeport | Ōminato |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Murasame-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 151 m (495 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 165 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60J/K anti-submarine helicopter |
JS Yūdachi (DD-103) is the third ship of Murasame-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 4 March 1999.[1]
Design
[edit]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.[2] 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.[2]
Construction and career
[edit]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.[3][4]
Gallery
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JS Yūdachi alongside JS Yūgiri in March 2016. -
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Citations
[edit]- ^ "DD-101 Murasame Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b Abe 2000, pp. 152–157.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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References
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- 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.
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