Tachikaze class Guided-Missile Destroyer

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	Hatakaze class

Specifications

250

crew

4800

full load (tn)

143

length (m)

14.30

beam (m)

4.60

draught (m)

max speed (knots)

70000

power (shp)

Missile Launcher Mk 13

Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC

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1976	2007		JMSDF	DDG 168	JDS Tachikaze
1979	2008		JMSDF	DDG 169	JDS Asakaze
1983	2010		JMSDF	DDG 170	JDS Sawakaze
1986	2020		JMSDF	DDG 171	Hatakaze class JDS Hatakaze	71
2020	--	TV 3520 JDS Hatakaze
1988	--		JMSDF	DDG 172	Hatakaze class JDS Shimakaze	JSMJ - 72

5 units

1973-jun-19	Laid down	Laid down DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
1974-dec-12	Launched	Launched DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
1976-mar-26	Commissioned	Commissioned DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
1976-may-27	Laid down	Laid down DDG 169 JDS Asakaze
1977-oct-15	Launched	Launched DDG 169 JDS Asakaze
1979-mar-27	Commissioned	Commissioned DDG 169 JDS Asakaze
1979-sep-14	Laid down	Laid down DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze
1981-jun-04	Launched	Launched DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze
1983-mar-30	Commissioned	Commissioned DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze
2007-jul-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze
2008-mar-12	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DDG 169 JDS Asakaze
2010-jun-25	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze