| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Amatsukaze |
| Builder: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Laid down: | 29 November 1962 |
| Launched: | 5 October 1963 |
| Commissioned: | 15 February 1965 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 November 1995 |
| Homeport: | Yokosuka (1965-1986), Maizuru (1986-1995) |
| Nickname: | Jet coaster |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Amatsukaze class guided missile destroyer |
| Displacement: | 3,050 long tons (3,099 t) standard 4,000 long tons (4,064 t) full load |
| Length: | 131.0 m (429 ft 9 in) overall |
| Beam: | 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x IHI/GE reaction steam turbines 2 x IHI Model FWD2 water tube boilers 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
| Complement: | 290 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS29, AN/SPS39A, SQS4, AN/SPS52 (October 1971), SQS23 (March 1968) |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
NOLR-1B, NOLR-6B (July 1982) |
| Armament: |
• 4 × 76 mm/50 guns (40 Tartar D missiles) (40 Standard SM-1MR missiles, 1978) • 1 × ASROC ASW system (Added on March 1968) • 2 × Hedgehog ASW mortar • 2 × triple Mk.32 ASW torpedo tubes |
Amatsukaze was the first Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer to have surface-to-air missiles, and the only ship of its type. Its primary tasks included air defense and ASW. It was launched on October 5, 1963, and decommissioned in 1995.
| Building no. | Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2303 | DDG-163 | Amatsukaze | 29 November 1962 | 5 October 1963 | 15 February 1965 | 29 November 1995 |
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