JS Asahi (DD-119) is the lead ship of the Asahi-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Her namesake came from “Morning sun”.
 JS Asahi underway on 4 December 2017.
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Asahi |
| Owner | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 4 August 2015 |
| Launched | 19 October 2016 |
| Commissioned | 7 March 2018 |
| Identification | Pennant number: DD-119 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Asahi-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 151 m (495 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 18.3 m (60 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
| Depth | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | COGLAG, two shafts, two GE LM2500 turbines |
| Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 230 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
Development
editThe procurement of the destroyer began in 2013 in response to the reduction in the number of destroyers (namely the Hatsuyuki class) within the JMSDF. The two major characteristics of this destroyer is its bigger emphasis on anti-submarine warfare and the adoption of the COGLAG (combined gas turbine electric and gas turbine) propulsion system. A second destroyer was procured a year later.[1][2]
Construction and career
editShe was laid down on 4 August 2015 and launched on 19 October 2016. Commissioned on 7 March 2018 with the hull number DD-119.[3]
On 21 May 2022, the Asahi, the JS Makinami (DD-112), and the replenishment oiler, JS Hamana (AOE-424) sighted the PLAN Liaoning carrier strike group going towards Miyako-jima. [4]
Gallery
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JS Asahi at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard, Nagasaki on 25 November 2017. -
JS Asahi underway 29 August 2019.
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References
edit- ^ "Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2013 Budget" (PDF). Japan Ministry of Defense. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2014 Budget" (PDF). Japan Ministry of Defense. December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Gady, Franz-Stefan. "Japan Commissions New Anti-Submarine Warfare Destroyer". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Chinese Carrier Strike Group Now Operating in East China Sea". 23 May 2022.