JS Yamayuki
JS Yamayuki (DD-129) moored in Tamano, May 2008 | |
History | |
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Japan | |
Name |
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Builder | Hitachi Maizuru shipyard, Maizuru |
Laid down | 25 February 1983 |
Launched | 10 July 1984 |
Commissioned | 3 December 1985 |
Decommissioned | 19 March 2020 |
Homeport | Kure |
Identification |
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Reclassified | TV-3519 |
Status | Retired |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,950 long tons (3,000 t) |
Length | 130 m (430 ft) |
Beam | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
Draft | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knts |
Complement | 200 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 S-61 Sea King or SH-60J Seahawk |
Aviation facilities | flight deck and hangar for 1 helicopter |
JS Yamayuki (DD-129/TV-3519) was a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Construction and career
[edit]The ship was built by Hitachi Zosen at their Maizuru shipyard, laid down on 25 February 1983 and launched on 10 July 1984. Yamayuki was commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.[1]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
She was converted to a training vessel and redesignated as TV-3519 on 27 April 2016. She was retired on 19 March 2020.[3]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Saunders 2015, p. 444
- ^ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (19 March 2020). "19 MAR, the Ship Retirement Ceremony for JS YAMAYUKI (TV 3519)..." Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via Twitter.
References
[edit]- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.
External links
[edit]Media related to JS Yamayuki (DD-129) at Wikimedia Commons