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The ship prefix JDS (Japanese Defense Ship) was used until 2008, at which time JMSDF ships started using the prefix JS (Japanese Ship) to reflect the upgrade of the Japanese Defense Agency to the Ministry of Defense. [citation needed] Ships of the JMSDF, known as Japan Ships (自衛艦; Ji'ei-Kan), are classified according to the following ...
On August 31, 2022, the Japan Ministry of Defense announced that JMSDF will operate two "Aegis system equipped ships" (イージス・システム搭載艦 in Japanese) to replace its earlier cancellation of the Aegis Ashore program, commissioning one ship by the end of fiscal year 2027, and the other by the end of FY2028. The budget for design ...
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet that participated in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. [2] Kunisaki was the first-ever JMSDF ship to serve as the primary mission platform for the 2014 Pacific Partnership annual humanitarian and disaster response-focused mission. [3]
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.
JS Ashigara (DDG-178) is an Atago-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Ashigara was named for Mount Ashigara, and is the first Japanese ship to bear the prefix JS (Japanese Ship) instead of JDS (Japanese Defense Ship).
This is a list of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. [1] DDH : Destroyer Helicopter. Haruna class (1973–2011) Shirane class (1980–2017)
It is the first major combat vessel in the JMSDF to have a female captain. On February 29, 2016 Miho Otani became the first woman to command a destroyer in active duty. [2] She had previously commanded a training destroyer. [3] As of 2016, the vessel had around ten female crew members with designated accommodation and toilets for them.
The destroyer was the first of a series of JMSDF vessels deployed in rotation to patrol this region. [5] [6] Approximately 2,000 merchant ships with ties to Japan, Japan-flagged or operated by Japanese firms pass through the busy shipping channel each year. [7]