Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
JS
Yamayuki (DD-129) moored in
Tamano , May 2008
History
Japan
Name
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
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
2 x Kawasaki/Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines (45000 shp)
2 x Kawasaki/Rolls-Royce Tyne RM-1C gas turbines (9900 shp)
2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers
Speed 30 knts
Complement 200
Armament
1 x Oto-Melara 76mm/62-caliber gun (3-inches)
2 x Mk-141 missile launcher for 8 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
1 x Mk-29 launcher for 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow SAM
2 x Mk-15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon-System (CIWS)
1 x Mk-16 launcher for 8 RUR-5 ASROC anti-submarine rockets
2 x HOS-301 (Mk-32) 12,75-inch (324mm) triple torpedo tubes
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
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
References
Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 . IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5 .
External links
Media related to JS Yamayuki (DD-129) at Wikimedia Commons