JS Atago
 JS Atago (DDG-177) in 2012
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| History | |
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| Name | JS Atago (DDG-177) |
| Namesake | Mount Atago |
| Ordered | 2002 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | April 5, 2004 |
| Launched | August 24, 2005 |
| Commissioned | March 15, 2007 |
| Homeport | Maizuru |
| Identification | MMSI number: 431999686 |
| Fate | Active |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Atago-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Beam | 68.9 ft (21.0 m) |
| Draft | 20.3 ft (6.2 m) |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
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| Complement | 300 |
| Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPY-1D(V) |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 x SH-60K helicopter |
JS Atago (あたご, A-ta-go) (DDG-177） is an Atago-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Atago was named for Mount Atago.
She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Nagasaki on April 5, 2004, launched on August 24, 2005; and commissioned on March 15, 2007.
Incident
On February 19 (JST, February 18-UTC), 2008, Atago collided with and destroyed a civil fishing boat.[1][2] Two fishermen were missing, and they have not been found. Two of Atago's crewmen who had been prosecuted with the charges of professional negligence after the accident were found not guilty.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Search after Japan navy collision". BBC News. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Sieg, Linda (2008-02-19). "High-tech Japan warship collides with fishing boat". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Maritime law again downplayed in lawsuit over MSDF Aegis crash killing 2 fishermen
External links
Media related to JS Atago (DDG-177) at Wikimedia Commons
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