JS Suzutsuki

Last updated

JMSDF December 2016 09.jpg
JS Suzutsuki in January 2017
History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Suzutsuki
  • (すずつき)
Namesake Suzutsuki (1942)
Ordered2009
Builder Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down18 May 2011
Launched17 October 2012
Commissioned12 March 2014
Homeport Sasebo
IdentificationDD-117
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Akizuki-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 5,000 tonnes standard
  • 6,800 tonnes full load
Length150.5 m (493 ft 9 in)
Beam18.3 m (60 ft 0 in)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Depth10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Propulsion COGAG, two shafts, four Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement200
Sensors and
processing systems
  • ATECS (advanced technology command system)
  • OYQ-11 ACDS
  • FCS-3A AAW system
  • OQQ-22 ASW system
  • NOLQ-3D EW system
  • OPS-20C surface search radar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60K helicopter

JS Suzutsuki (DD-117) is the third ship of Akizuki-class destroyers, operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 12 March 2014.

Contents

Construction and career

Suzutsuki was laid down on May 18, 2011 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works as the 2009 plan 5,000-ton type escort ship No. 2246 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan, and launched on October 17, 2012. Commissioned on March 12, 2014, was incorporated into the 8th Escort Corps of the 4th Escort Corps and deployed to Sasebo.

On July 10, 2016, as the 25th dispatched anti-piracy action surface corps, sailed from Sasebo base to the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia with the escort ship JS Inazuma and returned to Japan on January 12, 2016. [1]

From October 13 to November 25, 2017, she was dispatched to the waters around Hawaii and participated in the US dispatch training. [2]

From August 26 to October 30, 2018, participated in the Indo-Pacific dispatch training with the escort vessels JS Kaga and JS Inazuma, and visited India, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Philippines. On September 13, she joined the submarine JS Kuroshio in the South China Sea and conducted anti-submarine warfare training.

On April 21, 2019, she entered Qingdao to participate in the International Fleet Review Ceremony to be held on April 23 near Qingdao, Shandong Province, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the PLA Navy. It had been about seven and a half years since the last JMSDF ship visited China in December 2011.

From August 15 to 17, 2020, Japan-US joint training was conducted with the US Navy destroyer USS Mustin in the East China Sea. [3]

On July 4, 2024, without notifying the Chinese government, Suzutsuki briefly entered Chinese territorial waters about 22 kilometers off the coast of Zhejiang Province. At the time, the Chinese Navy was conducting military exercises and Suzutsuki was driven away by the Chinese Navy. [4] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made "solemn representations" to Japan and asked for an explanation. Japan responded at the time that it was a technical failure. [5] On September 22, Japan responded that the captain had mistakenly entered Chinese territorial waters without knowing the location and had been replaced. [6]

Related Research Articles

JS <i>Chōkai</i> Kongō-class guided missile destroyer

JS Chōkai (DDG-176) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Chōkai was named after Mount Chōkai. She was laid down by IHI Corporation in Tokyo on 29 May 1995 and was launched on 27 August 1996. Commissioning happened on March 20, 1998.

JS <i>Haruna</i> Haruna-class helicopter destroyer

JS Haruna (DDH-141) was the lead ship of the Haruna-class helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

JS <i>Shimokita</i> Ōsumi-class tank landing ship of the JMSDF

JS Shimokita (LST-4002) is the second ship of the Ōsumi-class tank landing ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

JS <i>Ōsumi</i> Ōsumi-class tank landing ship of the JMSDF

JS Ōsumi (LST-4001) is the lead ship of the Ōsumi-class tank landing ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

JS <i>Hyūga</i> Japanese helicopter destroyer

JS Hyūga (DDH-181) is the lead ship of the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

JS <i>Ise</i> Japanese helicopter destroyer

JS Ise (DDH-182) is a Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It is the second ship to be named Ise, the first being the Imperial Japanese Navy World War II-era battleship Ise.

JS <i>Mineyuki</i> Hatsuyuki-class destroyer

JS Mineyuki (DD-124) was a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.

JS <i>Kurama</i> Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Kurama (DDH-144) was the second ship of the Shirane-class destroyer in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

JS <i>Akizuki</i> Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Akizuki (DD-115) is the lead ship of Akizuki-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 14 March 2012.

JS <i>Teruzuki</i> Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Teruzuki (DD-116) is the second ship of Akizuki-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 7 March 2013.

JS <i>Fuyuzuki</i> Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Fuyuzuki (DD-118) is the fourth ship of Akizuki-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 13 March 2014.

JS <i>Harusame</i> Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Harusame (DD-102) is the second ship of Murasame-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 24 March 1997.

JS <i>Akebono</i> (DD-108) Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Akebono (DD-108) is the eighth ship of Murasame-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 19 March 2002.

JS <i>Inazuma</i> (DD-105) Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Inazuma (DD-105) is the fifth ship of Murasame-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 15 March 2000.

JS <i>Samidare</i> Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

JS Samidare (DD-106) is the sixth Murasame-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was commissioned on 21 March 2000.

JS <i>Umigiri</i> Asagiri-class destroyer

JS Umigiri (DD-158) is an Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

JS <i>Sawagiri</i> Asagiri-class destroyer

JS Sawagiri (DD-157) is an Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

JS <i>Setogiri</i> Asagiri-class destroyer

JS Setogiri (DD-156) is an Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

JS <i>Tone</i> Abukuma-class destroyer escort

JS Tone (DE-234) is the sixth ship of the Abukuma-class destroyer escorts. She was commissioned on 8 February 1993.

JS <i>Bungo</i> JMSDF mine countermeasure vessel

JS Bungo (MST-464) is the second ship of Uraga-class mine countermeasure vessel.

References

  1. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "平成２９年度米国派遣訓練(護衛艦)について" [FY2017 US dispatch training (escort vessel)](PDF). www.mod.go.jp (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "日米共同訓練について" [Japan-U.S. Joint Training](PDF). www.mod.go.jp (in Japanese).
  4. ↑ "海自の護衛艦 一時 中国領海を航行 防衛省がいきさつを調査". NHK. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "海自艦、中国領海に一時侵入 「技術的ミス」と釈明". 日本経済新聞 . 11 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "中国領海への誤侵入、艦長更迭　海自艦、位置把握せず". 東京新聞 TOKYO Web. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.