JS ''Teruzuki'' (DD-116) is the second ship of Akizuki-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 7 March 2013.

Construction and career

''Teruzuki'' was laid down on June 2, 2010 at

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Shipyard & Machinery Works as the 5,000-ton type escort ship No. 2245 planned for FY2008 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan, launched and named on September 15, 2011. Sea trials started on July 28, 2012. Commissioned on March 7, 2013, it was transferred to the 6th Escort Corps of the 2nd Escort Corps and deployed in

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. From September 20 to December 14, 2014, she participated in the TGEX KOA KAI EAST multilateral joint training conducted in the waters around

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. On March 11, 2017, the 27th dispatched

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action water squadron departed from

base for the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. Participated in the Royal Malaysian Navy-sponsored International Fleet Review Ceremony and the Royal Malaysian Navy-sponsored multilateral maritime exercise from March 21 to 26, and joint training with the

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on the 18th of the same month, and returned to Japan on the 1st of October. From September 17 to 29 and October 15 to October 23rd, 2019, Japan- Australia joint training (Japan-Australia Trident) will be held in the sea and airspace from the south of

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to the west of Kyushu via the area around

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. To do. In addition to this ship from the JMSDF, escort vessels JS Harusame, JS Asahi, JS Atago and JS Mashu and P-1 patrol aircraft or P-3C patrol aircraft and submarines, and ships and submarines from the

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. Participated and conducted various tactical training. From March 14 to April 28, 2020, participate in the first year of Reiwa practice voyage (flight). Initially, it was planned to call at

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) and

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( Muara), but the port call was canceled due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection. On April 2, Japan- US joint training was conducted with the

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in the Andaman Sea. From July 19 to 23 of the same year, she participated in the Japan-US-Australia joint training conducted in the sea and airspace from the

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and the eastern offshore of the

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to the waters around

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, USS Mustin from the

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, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Stuart and

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participated and conducted various tactical training.https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/202007/20200721-1.pdf

Gallery

File:DD-116 Teruzuki Right.png, JS ''Teruzuki'' underway, date unknown. File:DD-116 Teruzuki Left.png, JS ''Teruzuki'' underway, date unknown. File:Teruzuki (DD-116), Sawayuki (DD-125) en Asuka (ASE-6102) aan de Yoshikura Pier, -2 Jun. 2013 b.jpg, JS ''Teruzuki'',

JS Sawayuki JS ''Sawayuki'' (DD-125) is a of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was built by IHI Maritime in Tokyo and commissioned into service on 15 Feb 1984. Service This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating ...

JS Asuka JS ''Asuka'' (ASE-6102) is an experimental ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The vessel was constructed by Sumitomo Heavy Industries of Tokyo, Japan and was launched on 21 June 1994. ''Asuka'' was commissioned on 22 March 1995 and ...

on 2 June 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teruzuki (DD-116) 2011 ships Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Akizuki-class destroyers (2010)