| JMSDF Asagiri class Destroyer |
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| JMSDF Asagiri class Destroyer |
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| Country:
Japan |
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Type: Destroyer |
| Service:
1988 - 2008 |
| Ships in class: 8 |
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The eight Asagiri class destroyers were completed between 1986 and 1989. All of the warships remain in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The Asagiri class of general purpose destroyer is somewhat optimized for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) tasks.
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| Displacement: |
3,500 tons standard |
| Length: |
137 m (449 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: |
14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: |
4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Depth: |
8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: |
4 gas turbines 54,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed: |
30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: |
8,030 nmi (14,870 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Complement: |
220 |
| Armament: |
Harpoon SSM
Sea Sparrow SAM
ASROC anti-submarine rocket
1 x 76 mm 62 cal rapid fire gun (OTO Melara 3)
2 x 20 mm CIWS
2 x Type 68 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: |
1 x SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter |
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