1976    

JP Tachikaze class

たちかぜ型護衛艦

JP Amatsukaze class

Guided-Missile Destroyer

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Guided-Missile Destroyer Tachikaze class



Japanese second generation air defence destroyers. The aft 127mm (5-inch) gun was removed in order to make space for a fleet command area.



Derivatives / Succeeded by
1986 JP Hatakaze class



  Specifications


250crew
4800full load (tn)
143length (m)
14.30beam (m)
4.60draught (m)
32max speed (knots)
70000power (shp)

2Naval Engine steam turbines

1Missile Launcher Mk 13

2Naval Gun Mark 42 5/54 inch (127mm)
2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
1Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC

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Typical Max
No Landing platform










  Shipyards


JP Mitsubishi Nagasaki - 3



  List of Ships


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19762007JPJMSDFDDG 168JDS Tachikaze
19792008JPJMSDFDDG 169JDS Asakaze
1983--JPJMSDFDDG 170JDS Sawakaze
1986--JPJMSDFDDG 171Hatakaze class JDS Hatakaze71
1988--JPJMSDFDDG 172Hatakaze class JDS Shimakaze72

5 units



  Events


1973-jun-19Laid downLaid down JP DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
1974-dec-12LaunchedLaunched JP DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
1976-mar-26CommissionedCommissioned JP DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
1976-may-27Laid downLaid down JP DDG 169 JDS Asakaze
1977-oct-15LaunchedLaunched JP DDG 169 JDS Asakaze
1979-mar-27CommissionedCommissioned JP DDG 169 JDS Asakaze
1979-sep-14Laid downLaid down JP DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze
1981-jun-04LaunchedLaunched JP DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze
1983-mar-30CommissionedCommissioned JP DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze
2007-jul-15DecommissionedDecommissioned JP DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
2008-mar-12DecommissionedDecommissioned JP DDG 169 JDS Asakaze









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