JDS Asagumo

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Asagumo.

JDS Asagumo
History
Japan
Name	Asagumo (あさぐも)
Namesake	Asagumo (1937)
Ordered	1964
Builder	Hitachi, Maizuru
Laid down	24 June 1965
Launched	25 November 1966
Commissioned	29 August 1967
Decommissioned	23 March 1998
Reclassified	ASU-7018
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: DD-115
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yamagumo-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 long tons (2,083 t) standard
Length	114.0 m (374 ft 0 in) overall
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	4 × Mitsui 1228 V3 BU-38V diesels 2 × Mitsui 1628 V3 BU-38V diesels 2 shafts, 26,000 bhp
Speed	27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range	6,000  nmi (11,000 km)
Complement	210
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SQS-23
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-1B
Armament	4 × Mk.33 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × ASROC anti-submarine rocket system 1 × Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes

JDS Asagumo (DD-115) was the third ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.

Construction and career

Asagumo was laid down at Hitachi Zosen Corporation Maizuru Shipyard on 24 June 1965 and launched on 25 November 1966. She was commissioned on 29 August 1967. ^[1]

On 25 November 1972, the 23rd Escort Corps was newly formed under the 2nd Escort Corps group, and was incorporated with JDS Aokumo commissioned on the same day.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 27 March 1982, she was transferred to the 21st Escort Corps of the 3rd Escort Corps. In the same year, she participated in a practicing voyage to the ocean.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 20 February 1987, the 21st Escort Corps was reorganized under the Sasebo District Force.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 15 March 1991, she was transferred to the 22nd Kure District Force Escort Corps, and her home port was also transferred to Kure.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 18 October 1993, she was reclassified as a special service ship and her registration number was changed to ASU-7018. She was transferred to the 1st Submarine Group as a ship under direct control. In addition, she was remodeled into a special service ship, and a collection facility for training torpedoes was set up in the central part of her port side.^{[ citation needed ]}

Removed from the register on 24 March 1998. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
2. Ships of the World Vol. 750. Gaijinsha. November 2011.
3. Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.