JDS Yamagiri

JS Yamagiri in Subic Bay, 1990
History
 Japan
Name: Yamagiri
Laid down: March 3, 1986[1]
Launched: October 10, 1987[1]
Commissioned: January 25, 1989[1]
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Destroyer
Length: 137 m (449 ft 6 in)
Beam: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion: 4 gas turbines 54,000 shaft horsepower
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 8,030 nmi (14,870 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement: 220
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 carried: 1 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]

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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