Takatsuki-class destroyer
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Takatsuki class destroyer |
| Builders | list error: <br /> list (help) IHI Corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Operators |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by | list error: <br /> list (help) Akizuki-class destroyer, Murasame-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer |
| Built | 1964 - 1970 |
| In commission | 1967 - 2003 |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Retired | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 3,100 long tons (3,150 t) standard 4,500 long tons (4,572 t) full load |
| Length | 136.0 m (446 ft 2 in) overall |
| Beam | 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts (Takatsuki and Nagatsuki) 2 x Kawasaki Model NH-300 impulse steam turbines 2 x Kawasaki Model BD-120-1 water tube boilers |
| Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
| Complement | list error: <br /> list (help) 270 (Takatsuki, 1967), 260 (Takatsuki, 1985) |
| Sensors and processing systems | list error: <br /> list (help) OPS-11B EWR, OPS-17 SSR, AN/SQS-23, AN/SQS-35(J), OPS-11C EWR (1986) |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | list error: <br /> list (help) NOLR-1B, NOLQ-1 (1986) |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) (Takatsuki, 1967) • 2 × Mk.42 5 in (127 mm) guns • 1 × (VIII) ASROC • 1 × (IV) Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher • 2 × (III) Mk.32 ASW torpedo tubes • 2 × QH-50D DASH anti-submarine drone helicopter (Kikuzuki, 1986) • 1 × Mk.42 5 in (127 mm) gun • 2 × (IV) RGM-84 Harpoon • 1 × (VIII) Mk.29 Sea Sparrow • 1 × Mk.15 CIWS • 1 × (VIII) ASROC • 1 × (IV) Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher • 2 × (III) Mk.32 ASW torpedo tubes |
The Takatsuki class destroyer was a vessel of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It was the predecessor of the Hatsuyuki-class destroyer, and was mainly used for anti-submarine warfare duties.
In 1985-1988, Takatsuki and Kikuzuki were upgraded with Sea Sparrow SAM launchers, Harpoon missile anti-ship missile launchers, Phalanx CIWS systems (Kikuzuki only), new FCS (FCS-2-12) fire control radar and TASS. Mochizuki and Nagatsuki were in the upgrade program, were not upgraded.
Ships
| Building no. | Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2304 | DD-164 | Takatsuki | 8 October 1964 | 7 January 1966 | 15 March 1967 | 16 August 2002 |
| 2305 | DD-165 | Kikuzuki | 15 March 1966 | March 25, 1967 | 27 March 1968 | 6 November 2003 |
| 2306 | DD-166/ ASU-7019 |
Mochizuki | 22 November 1966 | 15 March 1968 | 25 March 1969 | Converted to ASU-7019 on 16 March 1995, decommissioned on 19 March 1999 |
| 2307 | DD-167 | Nagatsuki | 2 March 1968 | 19 March 1969 | 12 February 1970 | 1 April 1996, sunk as target off 3 August 1998 |
Books
- The Maru Special, Ships of the JMSDF No.57 Takatsuki class escort vessels, Ushio Shobō (Japan), November 1981
- The Maru Special, Ships of the JMSDF No.78 Electronics weapons, Power Plants and Helicopters, Ushio Shobō (Japan), August 1983