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Asakaze class - former USN destroyers supplied under Mutual Defense Assistance (1954-1970) Asakaze (DD-181) , formerly USS Ellyson (DD-454) Hatakaze (DD-182) , formerly USS Macomb (DD-458)
List of destroyers of World War II Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate Aaron Ward (DD-483) United States Navy: Gleaves: Destroyer 1,630 4 March 1942 sunk 7 April 1943 [5] Aaron Ward (DM-34) Robert H. Smith: Destroyer minelayer: 2,200 28 October 1944 decommissioned 1945, sold for scrap 1946 Abbot: Fletcher ...
The Yukikaze, a particularly notable Japanese destroyer of World War II. Japanese destroyers of World War II included some of the most formidable destroyers (駆逐艦, kuchikukan) of their day. This came as a surprise to the Allies, who had generally underestimated Japanese technical capabilities. The Japanese had reassessed their naval needs ...
Ayanami-class: Destroyer: Ayanami Shikinami Asagiri Yūgiri Amagiri Sagiri Oboro Akebono Sazanami Ushio: 1,750 tonnes Also known as Type II Fubuki-class. Akatsuki-class: Destroyer: Akatsuki Hibiki Ikazuchi Inazuma: 1,750 tonnes Also known as Type III Fubuki-class. Hatsuharu-class: Destroyer: Hatsuharu Nenohi Wakaba Hatsushimo Ariake Yūgure ...
The Ayanami class was a destroyer class built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1950s. The primary purpose was anti-submarine warfare , so this class was classified as "DDK" (hunter-killer anti-submarine destroyer) unofficially.
The JMSDF operates two multi-purpose operation destroyers (de facto aircraft carriers), two helicopter carriers (called helicopter destroyers), 36 destroyers, six frigates, six destroyer escorts, 23 attack submarines, 19 mine countermeasure vessels, six patrol vessels, three landing ship tanks, seven training vessels, and a fleet of various ...
Shimakaze (島風, Island Wind) was an experimental destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and intended as the lead ship in a projected new "Type C" of destroyers. She was the only destroyer to be armed with 15 torpedo tubes, each capable of firing the deadly 610 mm (24 in) Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo.
JDS Harukaze (DD-101) was the lead ship of Harukaze-class destroyers, and the first destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force to be built in Japan since the end of World War II. [ 2 ] Construction and career