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(JMSDF).

Design

The hull design is generally based on the one of the ''Murasame'' class. However, as a part of weapons was changed, the internal structure has also been changed. And it was said that the large lattice mast was degrading its stealthiness in the ''Murasame'' class, so in this class, it was considered to change to two small masts, but it was not implemented. Although its displacement become slightly increased, there is no change in its main engines, as it is not a big difference that has little effect on the performance of the ship.

Construction and career

''Makinami'' was authorized under the Medium-term Defense Buildup Plan of 1996, and was built by

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shipyards in

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. She was laid down on 17 July 2001, launched on 8 August 2002. She was commissioned into service on 18 March 2004. and was initially assigned to the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 2 based at

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. ''Makinami'', along with the fleet oiler ''Towada'' were assigned to the

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in November 2006 to provide assistance in refueling anti-terrorist coalition forces in

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as part of

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. She returned to Japan in March 2007. JS Makinami (DD-112) Phalanx CIWS

In November 2010, ''Makinami'', along with the destroyer , was dispatched to Aden, Yemen to participate in anti-piracy escort operations off the coast of

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. The destroyer was part of the sixth rotation of JMSDF vessels patrolling in this region. She undertook 28 sorties, returning to Japan on 11 January 2011. On 15 March 2011, she was reassigned to the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 3, based at Ōminato in

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. On 13 August 2012 ''Makinami'' was dispatched to Aden again, together with the destroyer , to resume anti-piracy escort operations off the coast of Somalia. The context for this extended deployment off the

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was the "Law on the Penalization of Acts of Piracy and Measures Against Acts of Piracy (Anti-Piracy Measures Law)". "Anti-Piracy Operations off the Coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden,"
''Japan Defense Focus'' ( Ministry of Defense or MOD), No. 19. November 2010. Approximately 2,000 merchant ships with ties to Japan, Japan-flagged or operated by Japanese firms pass through the busy shipping zone each year. ''Makinami'' returned to Yokosuka on 11 February 2013 and remains assigned to the Third Squadron of the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 3. In October 2013, ''Makinami'' participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in

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, Australia. In July 2021, it participated in the Pacific Vanguard 2021 (PACVAN) joint exercise off the coast of Australia. On 21 May 2022, ''Makinami'', , and the

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, trailed the

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carrier strike group going towards Miyako-jima.

Notes

References

* *Saunders, Stephen. ''IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2013-2014''. Jane's Information Group (2003). {{DEFAULTSORT:Makinami (DD-112) 2002 ships Takanami-class destroyers Ships built by IHI Corporation