JS ''Ise'' (DDH-182) is a of the

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(JMSDF). It is the second ship to be named ''Ise'', the first being the

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-era battleship .

Development and design

They are sometimes referred to as an aircraft carrier (

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) from the ship's type of flight deck, but officially follows the predecessor ''Haruna''-class destroyer, and as they are also a

helicopter destroyer A helicopter carrier is a type of aircraft carrier whose primary purpose is to operate helicopters, and has a large flight deck that occupies a substantial part of the deck, which can extend the full length of the ship like of the Royal Navy ...

. In addition to advanced command and control capabilities, the ship itself has powerful anti-submarine and anti-aircraft combat capabilities due to the

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that can launch anti-submarine and anti-aircraft missiles and the newly developed C4ISTAR system. Instead, the function as an escort ship that can perform anti-submarine warfare with its own equipment is also emphasized. This point is one of the features that is significantly different from the ''Izumo''-class helicopter destroyer, which specializes in on-board helicopter operation, with only the minimum weapons for self-defense (two each for close-range air defense missiles and high-performance 20 mm machine guns). They have the ability to operate a large number of helicopters at the same time due to its vast full deck and large hull volume. As a result, it has superior zone anti-submarine warfare capability than conventional helicopter-equipped destroyers, and can also handle transport helicopters and rescue helicopters. Respond to various missions such as support. Since the hull size is larger than some conventional light aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, it may be compared with light aircraft carriers that operate STOVL aircraft such as the

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and Harrier. However, the Japanese

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has not announced the operation of fixed-wing aircraft in the model, and Yoji Koda, a former fleet commander of the JMSDF, states that the ship is completely different in nature from an aircraft carrier.

Construction and career

The vessel was

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on 30 May 2008 and launched on 21 August 2009 by IHI Marine United at

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and her first

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started on July 20, 2010. She was commissioned into service on 16 March 2011. She was transferred to the 4th Escort Group 4th Escort Corps. Her home port is

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. Her name plate was made by Naotake Takatsuka, Ise Jingu Omiyaji, and her wood was the

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used for Uji Bridge. She assisted in post-

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disaster relief efforts in the

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as part of the

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's in November 2013. ''Ise'' participated in

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alongside the from June 26 to August 1, 2014. ''Ise'' docked in the

on April 26, 2016 for a four-day goodwill visit. On March 22, 2017, due to the reorganization of the second ''Izumo''-class helicopter destroyer JS ''Kaga'', she was transferred to the 2nd Escort Group, and the fixed port was transferred to

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. From September 11 to 28 of the same year, she participated in joint training, along with JS ''Akebono'' and JS ''Sazanami'', with the USS ''Ronald Reagan'' and the Aegis ships of the

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in the waters south of the

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. On November 12, the same year, she conducted joint US-Japan training with several ships including USS ''Ronald Reagan'', USS ''Nimitz'', and USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'', along with JS ''Inazuma'' and JS ''Makinami'' in the

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. From March 11 to 23, 2018, Japan-US joint cruising training was conducted with several ships including the USS ''Carl Vinson'' in the sea and airspace from the northern part of the

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to the area around

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. From June 8 to June 16 of the same year, she participated in the Japan-US-India Joint Training (MALABAR 2018) conducted on Guam Island and the sea and airspace around the island. In addition to ''Ise'', the participating units include JS ''Fuyuzuki'' and JS ''Suzunami'', five onboard aircraft, JS ''Soryu'', and two P-1 patrol aircraft. ''Ise'' continued to participate in the

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, which were held from June 27 to August 2. On September 22, she arrived at Karatsu Port for the first time in five years. The welcome ceremony was attended by officials such as the local mayor. On December 1, ''Ise'' sailed south of

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, Kagoshima Prefecture, in search of a man in his forties who fell into the sea from the JS ''Kongō'' the day before. Around 4 am on the 1st, the crew of ''Ise'' discovered him drifting about 50 km south of

, clinging to a drifting object such as a cooler box, and were able to rescue him. She was placed under the command of the Mine Warfare Force commander during training with the U.S. military (Talisman Saber 19), which was conducted from June 3 to August 21, 2019 at the

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Exercise Area in

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, Australia and the surrounding waters. In addition, JS ''Kunisaki'' and the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and the 1st Helicopter Corps from the Ground Self-Defense Force participated in joint landing and land combat between Japan and the United States, joint cruise training, etc. ''Ise'' alongside took part in RIMPAC exercise in the waters near

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from August 17 to 30 of 2020. Both ships arrived two weeks before the start of the exercise.

Gallery

File:JS Ise (DDH-182) and JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) at Yokosuka.jpg, JS ''Ise'' and JS Kunisaki at

Yokosuka is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 409,478, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city ...

on 20 March 2011. File:Kure Naval Base, -29 Oct. 2011 a.jpg, JS ''Ise'' at

Kure Naval Base was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included the Inland Sea of Japan and the Pacific coasts of southern Honshū from Wakayama to Yamaguchi prefectures, eastern and northern Ky ...

on 29 October 2011. File:JS Ise (DDH-182) afgemeerd op berth E in Kure, -30 augustus 2014 a.jpg, JS ''Ise'' in

on 20 August 2014. File:JS Ise JS(DDH-182) JS Kirishima(DDG-174).jpg, JS ''Ise'' alongside JS Kirishima (DDG-174), JS Kirishima on 28 September 2014. File:JMSDF DDH 182 Ise.jpg, JS ''Ise'' on 4 August 2015. File:160330-N-ZU663-288 160330-N-ZU663-288.jpg, JS ''Ise'' and USS John C. Stennis on 29 March 2016. File:JS Ise (DDH-182). At Kure Port. November 2016.jpg, JS ''Ise'' at

in November 2016. File:JS ISE（DDH-182）RIMPAC 2020.jpg, JS ''Ise'' during Exercise RIMPAC, RIMPAC 2020. File:HMS Queen Elizabeth USS America JS Ise.jpg, JS ''Ise'' alongside and on 24 August 2021.

Notes

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