Amatsukaze class (あまつかぜ)
1965
A single ship class, Amatsukaze was the first Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer to have surface-to-air missiles (DDG) using the SAM Tartar first and changing to the Standard SM-1MR from 1978
| Guided-Missile Destroyer · ships | |
| crew: | 290 |
| full load (tn): | 4000 |
| length (m): | 131 |
| beam (m): | 13.4 |
| draught (m): | 4.2 |
| max speed (knots): | 33 |
| power (shp): | 60000 |
Class Family
- Amatsukaze class
Systems
| 2 | Naval Engine | boilers |
| 2 | Naval Engine | steam turbines |
| Missile Launcher | Mk 13 | |
| 2 | Rocket Launcher | Hedgehog ASW |
| 2 | Naval Gun | Mark 33 3/50 inch (twin 76 mm) |
| Torpedo Launchers | Mk 16 8-cell ASROC | |
| 2 | Torpedo Launchers | Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm |
Shipyards
| Shipyard | Built |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Nagasaki |
1 |
Aircraft
No landing platform
Ships
| Built | Decom | Ship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1995 | DDG 163 | JDS Amatsukaze |