JS Yamayuki

JS Yamayuki (DD-129) moored in Tamano, May 2008
History
Japan
Name
  • Yamayuki
  • (やまゆき)
BuilderHitachi Maizuru shipyard, Maizuru
Laid down25 February 1983
Launched10 July 1984
Commissioned3 December 1985
Decommissioned19 March 2020
Home portKure
Identification
ReclassifiedTV-3519
StatusRetired
General characteristics
Class & typeHatsuyuki-class destroyer
Displacement2,950 long tons (3,000 t)
Length130 m (430 ft)
Beam13.6 m (45 ft)
Draft4.2 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
Speed30 knts
Complement200
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 carried1 S-61 Sea King or SH-60J Seahawk
Aviation facilitiesflight 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

  1. ^ Saunders 2015, p. 444
  2. ^ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 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

  • Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.

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