JDS Tachikaze (DDG-168)

JDS Tachikaze (DDG-168) is the lead ship of the Tachikaze-class destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Tachikaze.
JDS Tachikaze (DDG-168) at anchor, Luzon on 1 July 1990.
History
Japan
Name:
  • JDS Tachikaze
  • (たちかぜ)
Namesake: Tachikaze (1921)
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down: 19 June 1973
Launched: 12 December 1974
Commissioned: 26 March 1976
Decommissioned: 15 January 2007
Homeport:
Identification: Pennant number: DDG-168
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Type: Tachikaze-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 3,850 long tons (3,910 t) standard
  • 3,950 long tons (4,010 t) (DDG170)
Length: 143 m (469 ft 2 in)
Beam: 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft:
  • 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
  • 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) (DDG170)
Propulsion:
Speed: 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement: 250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170)
Armament:

Development

Tachikaze-class destroyers were designed almost exclusively as anti-aircraft platforms. No helicopter facilities are provided, and the ASW armament is confined to ASROC missiles and Mk 46 torpedoes. In order to save on construction costs the class adopted the propulsion plant and machinery of the Haruna-class destroyers.[1]

Construction and career

She was laid down on the 19 June, 1973 in Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki. She was launched on 12 December 1974, and commissioned on 26 March 1976. She was decommissioned on 15 July 2007.[2][3]

In 1998, JDS Tachikaze was converted to be the flagship of the Fleet Escort Force. The aft 5-inch gun was replaced with a fleet command area. JDS Sawakaze then succeeded her in the flagship role after her decommissioning.

References
  1. "Tachikaze Class Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer | Military-Today.com". www.military-today.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "JDS Tachikaze DDG-168 class Guided Missile Destroyer JMSDF". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "JDS Tachikaze DDG 168". Helis.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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