JS Shirayuki

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JS Shirayuki(TV-3517) in Tenpouzan Port 140323-02.JPG
JS Shirayuki（TV-3517）on 23 March 2014
History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Shirayuki
  • (しらゆき)
Ordered1978
Builder Hitachi, Osaka
Laid down3 December 1979
Launched4 August 1981
Commissioned8 February 1982
Decommissioned27 April 2016
Stricken30 January 2017
Homeport Yokosuka
Identification
ReclassifiedTV-3517
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and type Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,950 tons standard,
  • 4,000 tons hull load
Length130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam13.6 m (44 ft 7 in)
Draft
  • 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
  • 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) (DD 129 to DD 132)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement200
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × HSS-2B or SH-60J helicopter
Aviation facilities Hangar and helipad

JS Shirayuki (DD-123/TV-3517) was a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The ship was commissioned in 1982.

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Design

The Hatsuyuki class were designed as multi-purpose ships, with a balanced armament and sensor fit, so that the ships could carry out anti-submarine and anti-surface ship operations while being capable of defending themselves against air attack. A hangar and flight deck are carried for a single helicopter, which was initially the Mitsubishi HSS-2, a license-built Sikorsky Sea King, later replaced by Mitsubishi H-60s (licensed Sikorsky S-70s), with the Canadian Beartrap haul-down system fitted to ease operations of large helicopters. [1] [2] An octuple Mk 112 launcher for ASROC anti-submarine missiles is fitted forward, while additional close-in anti-submarine armament is provided by two triple 324 mm torpedo-tubes for Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes. [1] [2] The initial anti-aircraft armament consisted of a Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile launcher aft, with an OTO Melara 76 mm gun forward. Eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles are carried in two quadruple mounts abaft the ship's funnel. [1]

Construction and career

Shirayuki was ordered as part of the Japan Self-Defense Forces 1978 defense estimates as the second ship of the Hatsuyuki class, and was laid down at Hitachi's Maizuru shipyard on 3 December 1979. [3] The ship was launched on 4 August 1981, and commissioned on 8 February 1983. [1]

On 8 July 2013, Shirayuki, JS Kashima and JS Isoyuki were anchored at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [4] From 22 to 25 July, they left for a visit to Portsmouth, United Kingdom. [5] After leaving Portsmouth, they sailed for Gdańsk Bay, Poland on 6 August then on 20 August, Brest, France. [6] All three Japanese ships later made a four-day trip to Da Nang, Vietnam, was made on 21 October for the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. [7] On 25 November, they passed the Kiel Canal in Germany. [8]

On 16 February 2015, Shirayuki, JS Matsuyuki and JS Yūgiri made a goodwill visit to Muara Port, Brunei Darussalam. [9]

Shirayuki was decommissioned on 27 April 2016.

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 228.
  2. 1 2 Saunders 2002, p. 385.
  3. ↑ Moore 1985, p. 289.
  4. ↑ Mac (8 July 2013). "Shipfax: Japanese defence force training vessels". Shipfax. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Embassy of Japan in the UK". uk.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "JS Shirayuki TV3517 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ↑ 12Go. "Japanese training ships came to Vietnam News". 12go.asia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "JS Shirayuki TV3517 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Brunei Darussalam, Ministry of Defence (16 February 2015). "JAPAN MILITARY SHIPS GOODWILL VISIT TO BRUNEI". Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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