Asakaze-class destroyer

JDS Hatakaze in 1960s
Class overview
NameAsakaze-class destroyer
Builders
Operators
Preceded byN/A
Succeeded byAriake class
SubclassesGleaves class
Built1940
In commission1954–1969
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 1,630 tons standard,
  • 2,395 tons full load
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam  36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft  13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed37.4 knots (69.3 km/h; 43.0 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

The Asakaze-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Two ships of the Gleaves class were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1954 until 1969.[1]

  1. ^ Abe, Yasuo (July 2000). History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Escort Ships 1953-2000, Ships of the World. Vol. 571. Gaijinsha.