| JS Yamayuki | |
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JMSDF DD-129 YAMAYUKI.jpg JS Yamayuki in port. | |
| Career (Japan) |  |
| Name: | JS Yamayuki |
| Builder: | Hitachi, Maizuru |
| Laid down: | 25 February 1983 |
| Launched: | 10 July 1984 |
| Commissioned: | 3 December 1985 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 March 2020 |
| Reclassified: | TV-3519 |
| Homeport: | Kure |
| Identification: | Maritime Mobile Service Identity number: 431999519 |
| Status: | Retired |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,950 long tons (3,000 t) |
| Length: | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 30 knts |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 S-61 Sea King or SH-60J Seahawk |
| Aviation facilities: | flight deck and hangar for 1 helicopter |
JS Yamayuki (DD-129) is a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The ship was built by Hitachi, Maizuru and commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.[1]
Service[]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
She was converted to a training vessel and designated: TV-3519 on 27 April 2016. She was retired on March 19, 2020.
Notes[]
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, DD-122 Hatsuyuki Class
- ↑ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine.
The original article can be found at JS Yamayuki and the edit history here.