Takatsuki-class destroyer
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Class overview | |
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Name | Takatsuki class destroyer |
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Preceded by | Yamagumo-class destroyer |
Succeeded by | Minegumo-class destroyer |
Built | 1964 - 1970 |
In commission | 1967 - 2003 |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
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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 |
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Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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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.[1]
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, but were eventually not upgraded.[2]
Ships
Building no. | Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Decommissioned |
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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
References
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Takatsuki-class destroyers
- Takatsuki
- Kikuzuki
- Mochizuki
- Nagatsuki
- Preceded by: Murasame class
- Followed by: None
- List of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force