JS Hatakaze (DDG-171)

	JS Hatakaze (DDG-171) on 25 July 2009
History
Japan
Name	Hatakaze; (はたかぜ);
Namesake	Hatakaze (1942)
Builder	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down	20 May 1983
Launched	9 November 1984
Commissioned	27 March 1986
Decommissioned	17 March 2025
Reclassified	Training vessel, 19 March 2020
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number: 431999503; Hull number: TV-3520;
Status	Retired
General characteristics
Class and type	Hatakaze-class destroyer
Displacement	4674 tons standard; 6096 tons full load;
Length	492.1 ft (150.0 m)
Beam	53.9 ft (16.4 m)
Draft	15.8 ft (4.8 m)
Propulsion	2 x Kawasaki/Rolls-Royce Spey SM1A gas turbines; 2 x Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines; 2 x shafts; 72,000 shp (54,000 kW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	260
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPS-52 air-search radar; OPS-11C air-search radar;
Armament	2 x 5 in (130 mm) 54 caliber Mark 42 deck gun; 8 x Harpoon ship-to-ship missiles; 1 x SM-1MR Mk13 Mod4 ship-to-air missile launcher; 1 x ASROC Mk112 octuple launcher (anti submarine); 2 x 20mm CIWS; 2 x Type 68 triple torpedo tubes;
Aviation facilities	1 × SH-60K helicopter

JS Hatakaze (DDG-171/TV-3520) is a Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Hatakaze was the first vessel completed of her class, and she was the first JMSDF vessel to use gas turbine propulsion.^[1]

Construction and career

Hatakaze was laid down on the 20 May 1983 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki. She was launched on 9 November 1984 and commissioned on 27 March 1986.^[2]

On 31 May 1994, Hatakaze, along with JS Kurama, Kongō, Asagiri, Yūgiri, Amagiri, Hamagiri, Sawagiri, Tokiwa, and Takashio, departed from Yokosuka Naval Base and participated in the RIMPAC 1994 exercise held in the waters around Hawaii from 23 June to 6 July.^{[This paragraph needs citation(s)]}

She was converted to a training vessel on 19 March 2020 and was redesignated as TV-3520.^[3] On 18 August, a JMSDF MCH-101 helicopter successfully landed and took off from Hatakaze.^[4]

From 9 February to 16 March 2021, she participated in the open sea practice voyage of the 54th General Executive Candidate Course (internal course) students with the escort ship JS Yūgiri and the training ship JS Setoyuki.^[5] On 28 February, Hatakaze conducted joint training with USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Bunker Hill in the sea and airspace around Guam.^[6]

References

^ "JS Hatakaze (DDG-171)". militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ Saunders 2015, p. 440
^ 海人社, ed. (May 2021). "「あまつかぜ」から「しまかぜ」まで海自在来型DDGを振り返る" [From "Amatsukaze" to "Shimakaze": Looking back on the DDG]. 世界の艦船 (in Japanese) (947). 海人社: 43–51.NAID 40022529062
^ "JMSDF MCH-101 helicopter successfully conducts landing and takeoff on Hatakaze destroyer". navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "一般幹部候補生課程（部内課程）の卒業式及び外洋練習航海について" [Graduation ceremony for the General Officer Candidate Course (internal course) and ocean training voyage] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "スペイン海軍及び米海軍との訓練について" [Training with the Spanish and U.S. Navy] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.