JDS Sawayuki (DD-125)
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| History | |
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 Japan
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| Name: | JS Sawayuki |
| Builder: | IHI Maritime |
| Laid down: | 22 Apr 1981 |
| Launched: | 21 Jun 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 15 Feb 1984 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 April 2013 |
| Homeport: | Yokosuka |
| Status: | Retired |
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| Class & type: | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,950 long tons (3,000 t) |
| Length: | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
JDS Sawayuki (DD-125) is a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The ship was built by IHI Maritime in Tokyo and commissioned into service on 15 Feb 1984.[1]
Service
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
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Notes
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, DD-122 Hatsuyuki Class
- ↑ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan"
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