JDS ''Tachikaze'' (DDG-168) is the
lead ship of the
Tachikaze-class destroyer
The ''Tachikaze''-class destroyer was a second generation guided missile destroyer class, formerly in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ships of this class have had successive improvements after their completion, esp ...
built for the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
, abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) ...
(JMSDF).
Development
Tachikaze-class destroyers were designed almost exclusively as anti-aircraft platforms. No helicopter facilities are provided, and the ASW armament is confined to
ASROC
The RUR-5 ASROC (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed ...
missiles and
Mk 46 torpedoes. In order to save on construction costs the class adopted the propulsion plant and machinery of the
Haruna-class destroyers.
Construction and career
She was laid down on the 19 June, 1973 in
Mitsubishi shipyard in
Nagasaki
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It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
. She was launched on 12 December 1974, and commissioned on 26 March 1976. She was decommissioned on 15 July 2007.
From November 1st to December 17th, 1980, she participated in
Hawaii
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dispatch training with the escort vessels
JDS Kikuzuki
JDS ''Kikuzuki'' (DD-165) was the second ship of ''Takatsuki''-class destroyerss. She was commissioned on 27 March 1968.
Construction and career
''Kikuzuki'' was laid down on March 15, 1966 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Ma ...
,
JDS Mochizuki
JDS ''Mochizuki'' (DD-166) was the third ship of ''Takatsuki''-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 25 March 1969.
Construction and career
''Mochizuki'' was laid down on November 22, 1966 at Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Tokyo No. ...
and eight
P-2Js. This year, the anti-aircraft radar (OPS-11), which was not equipped at the time of commissioning, was equipped.
Participated in the
Exercise RIMPAC 1982.
After that, she participated in
Exercise RIMPAC 1986.
She participated in
Exercise RIMPAC 1992.
She participated in
Exercise RIMPAC 1996.
In 1998, JDS ''Tachikaze'' was converted to be the
flagship
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of the Fleet Escort Force. The aft 5-inch gun was replaced with a fleet command area. JDS ''Sawakaze'' then succeeded her in the flagship role after her decommissioning.
During the live ammunition training conducted in the southeastern waters of
Hachijojima from June 5 to 8, 2009, she became a target ship for multiple ships and aircraft and was sunk.
Gallery
File:Tachikaze (DDG-168) crosses the waters of Pearl Harbor during Exercise RIMPAC '86, -1 Jun. 1986 a.jpg, JDS ''Tachikaze'' entering Pearl Harbor
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on 1 June 1986 prior to RIMPAC 1986.
File:JMSDF exDDG-168(20071209).jpg, JS ''Tachikaze'' in Yokosuka on 9 December 2007
File:DDG168tachikaze.jpg, JS ''Tachikaze'' and JS Kurihama
JS ''Kurihama'' (ASE-6101) was an experimental ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Development and design
From the above circumstances, special consideration has been given to the torpedo test. The hull is also a long poop deck, and ...
on 14 November 2008
References
External links
Military Factory
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1974 ships
Tachikaze-class destroyers
Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries