JDS Kitakami

JDS Kitakami (DE-213) is the third ship of Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Kitakami.

JDS Kitakami
History
Japan
Name:
  • Kitakami
  • (きたかみ)
Namesake: Kitakami
Ordered: 1960
Builder: IHI, Tokyo
Laid down: 7 July 1962
Launched: 21 June 1963
Commissioned: 27 February 1964
Decommissioned: 31 January 1990
Stricken: 16 November 1993
Homeport: Ominato
Identification: Pennant number: DE-213, ASU-7016
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type: Isuzu-class destroyer escort
Displacement:
  • 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) standard
  • 1,700 long tons (1,727 t) full load
Length: 94.0 ft (28.7 m)
Beam: 10.2 ft (3.1 m)
Draught: 3.5 ft (1.1 m)
Depth: 7.0 ft (2.1 m)
Propulsion: Diesel engines, 2 shafts
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement: 183
Armament:

Development and design

This class was the first JMSDF surface combatant adopted shelter-deck design. Propulsion systems varied in each vessels because the JMSDF tried to find the best way in the propulsion systems of future DEs. The design concept of this class and the CODAD propulsion system of the Kitakami-class became prototype of them of the latter DEs and DDKs such as Chikugo-class and Yamagumo-class.[1][2]

The gun system was a scale-down version of the Ayanami-class, four 3"/50 caliber Mark 22 guns with two Mark 33 dual mounts controlled by a Mark 63 GFCS.[3] Main air-search radar was a OPS-2, Japanese variant of the American AN/SPS-12.[4]

Construction and career

Kitakami was laid down on 7 July 1962 at IHI Corporation, Tokyo and launched on 21 June 1963. She's commissioned on 27 February 1964 and was incorporated into the Ominato District Force with JDS Ōi.

On 31 January 1990, the 32nd Escort Corps was abolished, the type was changed to a special service ship, and the ship registration number was changed to ASU-7016. Transferred to the Ominato District Force as a ship under direct control. The long torpedo launcher has been removed due to the conversion work to the special service ship.

She was stricken on 16 November 1993.[5][6]

References
  1. "1. Hull (Hardware of JMSDF destroyers)". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (742): 100–105. June 2011.
  2. Yasuo Abe (June 2011). "2. Propulsion system (Hardware of JMSDF destroyers)". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (742): 106–111.
  3. "2. Guns (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (721): 88–93. March 2010.
  4. Tomohiko Tada (March 2010). "4. Radar/ECM/ESM (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (721): 100–105.
  5. Ishibashi, Takao (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
  6. World Ships Special Edition No. 66 Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
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