JS ''Asagiri'' (DD-151) is an of the

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Development and design

The ''Asagiri'' class is equipped for combat and interception missions, and is primarily armed with anti-ship weapons. They carries two of the Mk-141

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(GMLS), which are

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...

systems. 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. The ship has two of these systems abeam to starboard and to

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...

. They are fitted with an Oto-Melara 62-caliber gun to be used against sea and air targets. They are long. The ship has a range of at with a top speed of . The ship can have up to 220 personnel on board. The ship is also fitted to accommodate for one aircraft. The ship's

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can be used to service a SH-60J9(K) Seahawk

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Construction and career

She was

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on 13 February 1985 and launched on 19 September 1986 by

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. She was commissioned on 17 March 1988. On 16 February 2005, she was reclassified to a

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, the ship hull number changed to TV-3516, and it was transferred to the training fleet 1st training corps. In 2008 and 2011, she participated in the practicing voyage to the ocean with the training ship JS ''Kashima''. On 14 March 2012, she was reclassified to an

escort ship Ocean escort was a type of United States Navy warship. They were an evolution of the World War II destroyer escort types. The ocean escorts were intended as convoy escorts and were designed for mobilization production in wartime or low-cost mass ...

again, and the ship registration number was changed to DD-151 in the escort ship era. Reorganized into the 14th escort fleet of the escort fleet, the fixed port became

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, and transferred to the same area. In late August 2019, she took over the mission of , and on 1 September, on her way back to Japan, she stopped at

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, the capital of

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in the

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, and conducted tactical movements and communication training with the in the waters around the country and conducted goodwill training. Joint training with the Philippine Navy corvette was held from 24–26 September. On 4 October, she returned to Maizuru after completing her mission off the coast of

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

Gallery

File:JS Asagiri (TV-3516) in a maneuvering drill, -Atlantic Coast.jpg, JS ''Asagiri'' as a

on 31 July 2011. File:JS Asagiri enters Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, -10 Oct. 2011 a.jpg, JS ''Asagiri'' at

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the R ...

on 10 October 2011. File:JS Asagiri enters Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, -10 Oct. 2011 b.jpg, JS ''Asagiri'' at Pearl Harbor on 10 October 2011. File:JS Asagiri TV-3516 DSCN2534 20111026.JPG, JS ''Asagiri'' alongside JS ''Kashima'' on 26 October 2011. File:JS Asagiri.jpg, JS ''Asagiri'' on 25 October 2014. File:JMSDF Destroyer JS "Setogiri" with Udaloy class destroyer.jpg, JS ''Asagiri'' with an on 23 June 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Asagiri (DD-151) Asagiri-class destroyers Ships built by IHI Corporation 1986 ships