JDS Natsugumo
.jpg) JDS Natsugumo
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Natsugumo (1937) |
| Ordered | 1966 |
| Builder | Uraga, Uraga |
| Laid down | 26 June 1967 |
| Launched | 25 July 1968 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1969 |
| Decommissioned | 18 March 1999 |
| Reclassified | TV-3510 |
| Homeport | Kure |
| Identification | Pennant number: DD-117 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Minegumo-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 115 m (377 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Complement | 210 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | NOLR-1B electronic warfare suite |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × QH-50D DASH anti-submarine drone helicopter (removed in 1979-82 and ASROC fitted) |
JDS Natsugumo (DD-117) was the second ship of Minegumo-class destroyers.
Construction and career
[edit]Natsugumo was laid down at Uraga Dock Company Uraga Shipyard on 26 June 1967 and launched on 25 July 1968. She was commissioned on 25 April 1969.[1]
The ship was equipped with a domestically produced Type 72 fire control system type 1B on a trial basis.[citation needed]
At around 9:30 pm on 31 March 1978, she came into contact with the submarine JDS Asashio while training at Enshu Nada, about 120 km south of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. The periscope of Asashio and the right screw of Natsugumo were partially damaged. At that time, anti-submarine attack training aimed at Asashio was underway in this water area, and Asashio came into contact with Natsugumo at a periscope depth of about 16 meters.[citation needed]
A special renovation work was carried out between 15 December 1981 and 15 June 1982, and the DASH QH-50D on the rear deck was removed and equipped with an ASROC launcher.[citation needed]
On 27 March 1982, the 22nd Escort Corps was reorganized into the 2nd Escort Corps.[citation needed]
In 1984, participated in a practicing voyage to the ocean.[citation needed]
On 19 March 1986, the 22nd Escort Corps was reorganized under the Kure District Force.[citation needed]
On 1 August 1995, the type was changed to a training ship, and the ship registration number was changed to TV-3510. Transferred to Training Squadron 1st Training Squadron.[citation needed]
Removed from the register on 18 March 1999. The total distance was 670,610.4 nautical miles.[2]