Tachikaze 1980
Tachikaze 2000
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| たちかぜ [Tachikaze] | DDG168 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 19.6.1973 | 17.12.1974 | 26.3.1976 | stricken 1.2007 | |
| あさかぜ [Asakaze] | DDG169 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 27.5.1976 | 15.10.1977 | 27.3.1979 | stricken 3.2008 | |
| さわかぜ [Sawakaze] | DDG170 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 14.9.1979 | 4.6.1981 | 30.3.1983 | stricken 6.2010 |
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Displacement standard, t |
3850 |
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Displacement full, t |
4800 |
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Length, m |
143.0 |
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Breadth, m |
14.3 |
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Draught, m |
4.60 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Mitsubishi geared steam turbines, 2 Mitsubishi boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
70000 |
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Max speed, kts |
32 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
168, 169: 1 x 1 Standard SM-1MR SAM (40 RIM-66), 1 x 8 ASROC ASuR (16 RUR-5), 2 x 1 - 127/54 Mk 42, 2 x 3 - 324 type 68 TT 170: 1 x 1 Harpoon SSM / Standard SM-1MR SAM (4 RGM-84, 36 RIM-66), 1 x 8 ASROC ASuR (16 RUR-5), 2 x 1 - 127/54 Mk 42, 2 x 3 - 324 type 68 TT |
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Electronic equipment |
168: OPS-16D, SPS-52B, SPG-51C, FCS-1A radars, OQS-3 sonar, NOLR-5 ECM suite, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, OYQ-1 CCS 169: OPS-11, OPS-18, SPS-52B, SPG-51C, FCS-1A radars, OQS-3 sonar, NOLQ-1 ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, OYQ-2 CCS 170: OPS-11, OPS-28, SPS-52C, SPG-51C, FCS-2-21 radars, OQS-4(I) sonar, NOLR-5 ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, OYQ-4 CCS |
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Complement |
277 |
Project history: The Tachikaze class greatly improved the MSDFs anti-aircraft capabilities. The ships were fitted with progressively more advanced combat data systems. The propulsion plant was identical with that fitted in the Haruna class.
Modernizations: 1980, Tachikaze: + OPS-11 radar
1984, Tachikaze, Asakaze: - 1 x 1 Standard SM-1MR SAM (40 RIM-66); + 1 x 1 Harpoon SSM / Standard SM-1MR SAM (4 RGM-84, 36 RIM-66), 2 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 2x Mk 90 radars, OLR-9B ECM suite
1987, Sawakaze: + 2 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 2x Mk 90 radars, OLR-9B ECM suite
1986, Tachikaze: - NOLR-5 ECM suite; + NOLR-6, OLT-3 ECM suites, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL
1989, Tachikaze: - OYQ-1 CCS; + OYQ-1B CCS
1990, Asakaze: - OYQ-2 CCS; + OYQ-2B CCS
1992-1994, all: + OPS-20 radar
1998, Tachikaze: - 1 x 1 - 127/54 (aft)
Naval service: Tachikaze became flagship of the Fleet Escort Force in 1998, aft 127mm gun was replaced by deckhouse for additional accommodations.
Asakaze 1980
Tachikaze 2003
Sawakaze 2003
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