JDS Makigumo

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Makigumo.

JDS Makigumo
History
Japan
Name	Makigumo (まきぐも)
Namesake	Makigumo (1941)
Ordered	1963
Builder	Uraga, Uraga
Laid down	10 June 1964
Launched	26 July 1967
Commissioned	19 March 1966
Decommissioned	1 August 1995
Reclassified	TV-3507
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: DD-114
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yamagumo-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 long tons (2,083 t) standard
Length	114.0 m (374 ft 0 in) overall
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	4 × Mitsui 1228 V3 BU-38V diesels 2 × Mitsui 1628 V3 BU-38V diesels 2 shafts, 26,000 bhp
Speed	27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement	210
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SQS-23
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-1B
Armament	4 × Mk.33 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × ASROC anti-submarine rocket system 1 × Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes

JDS Makigumo (DD-114) was the second ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.

Construction and career

Makigumo was laid down at Uraga Dock Company Uraga Shipyard on 10 June 1964 and launched on 26 July 1967. She was commissioned on 19 March 1966.^[1]

On 1 December 1977, the 21st Escort Corps was reorganized under the 3rd Escort Corps group.^{[citation needed]}

In 1985, participated in a practicing voyage to the ocean.^{[citation needed]}

On 20 February 1987, the 21st Escort Corps was reorganized under the Sasebo District Force.^{[citation needed]}

On 20 June 1991, she was reclassified as a training vessel and her registration number changed to TV-3507. She was transferred to the 1st Training Squadron and her home port was transferred to Kure. The remodeling work to a training ship was carried out from 28 June to 24 October of the same year, and the ASROC launcher was used as a trainee auditorium (accommodating 36 people), and a part of the officer's bedroom was for female SDF personnel. It was remodeled to 14 people).^{[citation needed]}

She was removed from the register on 1 August 1995.^[2][3]

Gallery

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  JDS Makigumo's plaque
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  JDS Makigumo's bell and shield
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  JDS Makigumo's wheel

Citations

1. World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
2. Ships of the World Vol. 750. Gaijinsha. November 2011.
3. Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.

References