History | |
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Name |
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Builder | IHI Maritime |
Laid down | 22 Apr 1981 |
Launched | 21 Jun 1982 |
Commissioned | 15 Feb 1984 |
Decommissioned | 1 April 2013 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
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) |
JS Sawayuki (DD-125) is a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The ship was built by IHI Maritime in Tokyo and commissioned into service on 15 Feb 1984.
Service
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Notes
- GlobalSecurity.org, DD-122 Hatsuyuki Class
- Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
Hatsuyuki-class destroyers | |
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