JS Yamagiri

JS Yamagiri (DD-152) is an Asagiri-class destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (JMSDF)[1]

JS Yamagiri in Subic Bay, 1990
History
 Japan
Name: Yamagiri
Builder: Mitsui Shipbuilding, Tamano
Laid down: March 3, 1986[1]
Launched: October 10, 1987[1]
Commissioned: January 25, 1989[1]
Identification: MMSI number: 431999542
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Destroyer
Length: 137 m (449 ft 6 in)
Beam: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion: 4 gas turbines 54,000 shp (40,000 kW)
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 8,030 nmi (14,870 km; 9,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement: 220
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • OYQ-6/7 CDS (w/ Link-11)
  • OPS-14/24 air search radar
  • OPS-28 surface search radar
  • OQS-4A hull sonar
  • OQR-1 TACTASS
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter

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 the service.[2] She had previously commanded a training destroyer.[3] As of 2016 the vessel had around 10 female crew members with designated accommodation and toilets for them.[4][5] Otani was captain from February 2016 to February 2017.

References
  1. "Asagiri class Destroyer - DD". seaforces.org. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. JMSDF Appointed the First Female Officer to Command a Destroyer March 2, 2016 Naval Recognition Retrieved February 22, 2017
  3. Japan appoints first female officers to command two SDF ships March 25, 2013 Japan Daily Press Retrieved February 22, 2017
  4. MSDF commander first female to skipper destroyer March 1, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved February 22, 2017
  5. Demetriou, Danielle Meet Japan's first female warship captain The Telegraph Retrieved February 22, 2017

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