JS ''Atago'' (DDG-177), , is the
lead ship of
her class of guided missile
destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
in the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after
Mount Atago
''Mount Atago is a very common name for peaks all over Japan.''
is a 924m mountain in the northwestern part of Ukyo-ku, in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an islan ...
. She was laid down by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in
Nagasaki on April 5, 2004. Launching ceremony happened on August 24, 2005 and she was commissioned on March 15, 2007.
Deployments
JS ''Atago'' took part in
RIMPAC 2010 held in
Hawaii.
On February 19 (
JST, February 18-
UTC), 2008, ''Atago'' collided with and destroyed a civil fishing boat. Two fishermen were missing, and they have not been found. Two of ''Atago's'' crewmen who had been prosecuted with the charges of professional negligence after the accident were found not guilty.
Maritime law again downplayed in lawsuit over MSDF Aegis crash killing 2 fishermen
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Gallery
File:JMSDF JDS Atago DDG-177.jpg, JS ''Atago'' on 24 February 2008
File:JS Atago（DDG-177） in Tenpouzan Port 20140426-01.JPG, JS ''Atago'' on 26 April 2014
File:JS Atago（DDG-177） in Tenpouzan Port 20140426-02.JPG
File:JS Atago（DDG-177） in Tenpouzan Port 20140426-03.JPG
File:JS Atago(DDG-177) left front view at JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base April 13, 2019 02.jpg, JS ''Atago'' in Maizuru on 13 April 2019
References
External links
DDG 7,700 ton Class
Atago-class destroyers
Maritime incidents in 2008
2005 ships
Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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