JDS Kirishima
 Kirishima (DDG-174) | |
| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name: | Kirishima (DDG-174) |
| Namesake: | Mount Kirishima |
| Ordered: | 1990 |
| Builder: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Nagasaki |
| Laid down: | 7 April 1992 |
| Launched: | 19 August 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 16 March 1995 |
| Fate: | Active |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kongō-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 528.2 ft (161.0 m) |
| Beam: | 68.9 ft (21.0 m) |
| Draft: | 20.3 ft (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: |
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| Complement: | 300 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | NOLQ-2 intercept / jammer |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
JDS Kirishima (DDG-174) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kirishima was named for Mount Kirishima.
She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Nagasaki on 7 April 1992, launched on 19 August 1993; and commissioned on 16 March 1995.
Based at the JMSDF base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture, as of 2014 it is the flagship of Rear Admiral Hidetoshi Iwasaki.[1]
History
In 2003 the Kirishima was deployed to the Indian Ocean as logistical support for US forces engaged in the War on Terror. This prompted some opposition including protests and boatloads of protesters attempting to block the ship from leaving its harbor at Yokosuka.[2] It was later replaced in the deployment by the destroyer JS Kongō.[3]
Kirishima is underwent modification at Nagasaki to add the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMD) capability to its weapons suite.[4]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[5]
The ship was also deployed in preparation for North Korea's launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 in March 2012.[6][7]
In 2014 it participated in the Keen Sword 15 exercises with the US. The ship was responsible for guarding the USS George Washington, the US aircraft carrier then forward-deployed to Japan.[1]
Appearance in the media
The ship appeared in the 2013 Japanese Anime Vividred Operation along with her sister Kongō (DDG-173) as part of an allied task force fending off alien invasion.
Featured in the music video "ナノ (nano) feat. MY FIRST STORY - SAVIOR OF SONG", the opening song for the anime "Arpeggio of Blue Steel - Ars Nova" of the manga series, 蒼き鋼のアルペジオ (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio)
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Kelly, Tim Japan raises military profile in maritime war games with U.S. November 21, 2014 Japan Times Retrieved May 13, 2017
- ↑ McNeill, David Japanese activists rally to antiwar cry January 14, 2003 Japan Times Retrieved May 13, 2017
- ↑ Defense Agency to rotate Aegis ships April 4, 2003 Japan Times Retrieved May 13, 2017
- ↑ "Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense to Third Japanese Destroyer" DefenseTalk. 16 January 2008
- ↑ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 23 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ PAC-3 deployment in Okinawa complete April 6, 2012 Japan Times Retrieved May 13, 2017
- ↑ RIA Novosti, "Japanese Warship Leaves Base Ahead of N.Korean Rocket Launch"
External links
Media related to JS Kirishima (DDG-174) at Wikimedia Commons