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JDS Amatsukaze
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze.
JDS Amatsukaze (DDG-163) was a guided missile destroyer (DDG) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the only ship of her class. She was the first Japanese surface combatant equipped with surface-to-air missiles.
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Namesake | Amatsukaze (1939) |
Ordered | 1961 |
Builder | Mitsubishi |
Laid down | 29 November 1962 |
Launched | 5 October 1963 |
Commissioned | 15 February 1965 |
Decommissioned | 29 November 1995 |
Homeport | |
Identification | Pennant number: DDG-163 |
Nickname(s) | Jet coaster |
Fate | Sunk as target, November 1995 |
Class overview | |
Preceded by | Akizuki class |
Succeeded by | Tachikaze class |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided missile destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 131.0 m (429 ft 9 in) overall |
Beam | 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
Complement | 290 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | NOLR-1B intercept |
Armament |
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