JDS Akigumo

	JDS Akigumo (TV-3514) underway
History
Japan
Name	Akigumo ; (あきぐも);
Namesake	Akigumo (1941)
Ordered	1971
Builder	Sumitomo, Uraga
Laid down	7 July 1972
Launched	23 October 1973
Commissioned	24 July 1974
Decommissioned	16 February 2005
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: DD-120
Reclassified	TV-3514
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yamagumo-class destroyer
Displacement	2,150 long tons (2,185 t) standard
Length	115.2 m (377 ft 11 in) overall
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft	4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	6 × Mitsubishi 12 UEV 30/40 diesels
Speed	27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement	220
Sensors and ; processing systems	OQS-3 (Type 66 passive sonar); VDS AN/SQS-35(J);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	NOLR-6
Armament	4 × Mk.33 3"/50 caliber guns; 1 × ASROC anti-submarine rocket system; 1 × Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher; 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;

JDS Akigumo (DD-120/TV-3514) was the fifth ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.

Construction and career

Akigumo was laid down at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Uraga Shipyard on 7 July 1972 and launched on 23 October 1973. She was commissioned on 24 July 1974.^[1]

From 17 July to 28 August 1976, the ship participated in RIMPAC 1976 with the JDS Aokumo, JDS Narushio and eight P-2J aircraft.

On the night of 5 October 1979 at Terashima harbor in Nagasaki Prefecture, the bow of JDS Aokumo struck the aft starboard hull of Akigumo. At that time, Aokumo was undergoing nighttime anchoring training that relied only on the moonlight without using any radar or artificial lighting. A breach occurred on the waterline of Akigumo and a small crack occurred on the starboard bow waterline of Aokumo. No casualties on either ship.

In 1980, she participated in the JMSDF's 24th Ocean Training Cruise.

On 27 March 1982, the 23rd Escort Corps was reorganized under the 4th Escort Corps Group, and her home port was transferred to Ōminato. On 31 January 1990, the 23rd Escort Corps was reorganized under the control of the Ōminato District Force. On 24 March 1997, the 23rd Escort Corps was renamed to the 25th Escort Corps due to the revision of the corps number.

Akigumo participated in disaster relief activities due to the eruption of Mount Usu that occurred on 31 March 2000. On 13 June, she was converted to a training ship and her hull number was changed to TV-3514.

She was transferred to the 1st Training Squadron and her home port was transferred to Kure. She was decommissioned on 16 February 2005. Her total itinerary during her commission reached about 600,000 nautical miles, about 29 laps of the globe.^[2]^[3]

References

^ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
^ Ships of the World Vol. 750. Gaijinsha. November 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.

External links

Media related to JS Akigumo (DD-120) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.

[2] Ships of the World Vol. 750. Gaijinsha. November 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

[3] Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.

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v t e Yamagumo-class destroyers
Yamagumo Makigumo Asagumo Aokumo Akigumo Yūgumo
Preceded by: Ayanami class Followed by: Minegumo class
List of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force