JS Yamayuki

	JS Yamayuki (DD-129) moored in Tamano, May 2008
History
Japan
Name	Yamayuki; (やまゆき);
Builder	Hitachi Maizuru shipyard, Maizuru
Laid down	25 February 1983
Launched	10 July 1984
Commissioned	3 December 1985
Decommissioned	19 March 2020
Homeport	Kure
Identification	MMSI number: 431999519; Hull number: DD-129;
Reclassified	TV-3519
Status	Retired
General characteristics
Class and type	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
Displacement	2,950 long tons (3,000 t)
Length	130 m (430 ft)
Beam	13.6 m (45 ft)
Draft	4.2 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	2 x Kawasaki/Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines (45000 shp); 2 x Kawasaki/Rolls-Royce Tyne RM-1C gas turbines (9900 shp); 2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers;
Speed	30 knts
Complement	200
Armament	1 x Oto-Melara 76mm/62-caliber gun (3-inches); 2 x Mk-141 missile launcher for 8 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM; 1 x Mk-29 launcher for 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow SAM; 2 x Mk-15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon-System (CIWS); 1 x Mk-16 launcher for 8 RUR-5 ASROC anti-submarine rockets; 2 x HOS-301 (Mk-32) 12,75-inch (324mm) triple torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	1 S-61 Sea King or SH-60J Seahawk
Aviation facilities	flight deck and hangar for 1 helicopter

JS Yamayuki (DD-129/TV-3519) was a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Construction and career

The ship was built by Hitachi Zosen at their Maizuru shipyard, laid down on 25 February 1983 and launched on 10 July 1984. Yamayuki was commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.^[1]

This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[2]

She was converted to a training vessel and redesignated as TV-3519 on 27 April 2016. She was retired on 19 March 2020.^[3]

Citations

^ Saunders 2015, p. 444
^ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (19 March 2020). "19 MAR, the Ship Retirement Ceremony for JS YAMAYUKI (TV 3519)..." Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via Twitter.

References

Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.

External links

Media related to JS Yamayuki (DD-129) at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] Saunders 2015, p. 444

[2] Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (19 March 2020). "19 MAR, the Ship Retirement Ceremony for JS YAMAYUKI (TV 3519)..." Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via Twitter.

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v t e Hatsuyuki-class destroyers
Hatsuyuki Shirayuki Mineyuki Sawayuki Hamayuki Isoyuki Haruyuki Yamayuki Matsuyuki Setoyuki Asayuki Shimayuki
Preceded by: Akizuki class Followed by: Asagiri class
List of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force