JS Yamagiri

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JS Yamagiri
History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Yamagiri
  • (やまぎり)
BuilderMitsui Shipbuilding, Tamano
Laid downMarch 3, 1986 [1]
LaunchedOctober 10, 1987 [1]
CommissionedJanuary 25, 1989 [1]
Identification MMSI number: 431999542
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Asagiri-class destroyer
Length137 m (449 ft 6 in)
Beam14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion4 gas turbines 54,000  shp (40,000 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range8,030  nmi (14,870 km; 9,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement220
Sensors and
processing systems
  • OYQ-6/7 CDS (w/ Link-11)
  • OPS-14/24 air search radar
  • OPS-28 surface search radar
  • OQS-4A hull sonar
  • OQR-1 TACTASS
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter

JS Yamagiri (DD-152) is an Asagiri-class destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (JMSDF) [1]

It is the first major combat vessel in the JMSDF to have a female captain. On February 29, 2016 Miho Otani became the first woman to command a destroyer in active duty the service. [2] She had previously commanded a training destroyer. [3] As of 2016 the vessel had around 10 female crew members with designated accommodation and toilets for them. [4] [5] Otani was captain from February 2016 to February 2017.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Asagiri class Destroyer - DD". seaforces.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ↑ JMSDF Appointed the First Female Officer to Command a Destroyer March 2, 2016 Naval Recognition Retrieved February 22, 2017
  3. ↑ Japan appoints first female officers to command two SDF ships March 25, 2013 Japan Daily Press Retrieved February 22, 2017
  4. ↑ MSDF commander first female to skipper destroyer March 1, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved February 22, 2017
  5. ↑ Demetriou, Danielle Meet Japan's first female warship captain The Telegraph Retrieved February 22, 2017

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