JS Asahi

JS Asahi underway on 4 December 2017.
History
Japan
Name
  • Asahi
  • (あさひ)
NamesakeAsahi
OwnerJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down4 August 2015
Launched19 October 2016
Commissioned7 March 2018
IdentificationPennant number: DD-119
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAsahi-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 5,100 tonnes standard
  • 6,800 tonnes full load
Length151 m (495 ft 5 in)
Beam18.3 m (60 ft 0 in)
Draft5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Depth10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
PropulsionCOGLAG, two shafts, two GE LM2500 turbines
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement230
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60K helicopter

JS Asahi (DD-119) is the lead ship of the Asahi-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Her namesake came from “Morning sun”.