USS Parsons (DD-949/DDG-33) began her career as a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Rear Admiral William S. Parsons (1901–1953), who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
JDS Teruzuki (DD-162) was a Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer. The vessel was laid down in 1958 and served as a front line warship with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force until 1986, and as an auxiliary until 1993.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, abbreviated JMSDF, also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) after World War II. The JMSDF has a fleet of 154 ships, 346 aircraft and 50,800 personnel.
JS Ishikari (DE-226) was the first destroyer escort with a gas turbine engine and surface-to-surface missiles of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She is the successor of the earlier Chikugo class. Entering service in 1981, she remained active until 2007 when she was decommissioned.
The Abukuma-class destroyer escort is the general-purpose destroyer escort of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It is the successor of the earlier Yūbari class.
The Chikugo-class destroyer escort was a class of destroyer escorts built by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force as the successor of the Isuzu class, with the same ASW mission. This class was followed by JDS Ishikari. This is the first Japanese destroyer escort class to carry ASROC anti-submarine missiles.
JDS Makinami (DD-112) was the seventh ship of Ayanami-class destroyers.
JDS Yukikaze (DD-102) was the second ship of Harukaze-class destroyers, and the second destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force to be built in Japan since the end of World War II.
JDS Kikuzuki (DD-165) was the second ship of Takatsuki-class destroyerss. She was commissioned on 27 March 1968.
JDS Chikugo (DE-215) was the lead ship of Chikugo-class destroyer escort of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Kumano (DE-224) was the tenth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Mogami (DE-212) is the second ship of Isuzu-class destroyer escort of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
JDS Mikuma (DE-217) was the third ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Chitose (DE-220) was the sixth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Ayase (DE-216) was the second ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Tokachi (DE-218) was the fourth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Iwase (DE-219) was the fifth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Niyodo (DE-221) was the seventh ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Teshio (DE-222) was the eighth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JDS Noshiro (DE-223) was the tenth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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