JS Sazanami

JS Sazanami at sea
History
Japan
Name
  • Sazanami
  • (さざなみ)
Ordered2000
BuilderMitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down4 April 2002
Launched29 August 2003
Commissioned16 February 2005
HomeportKure
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeTakanami-class destroyer
Displacement4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard 6,300 long tons (6,401 t) full load
Length151 m (495 ft)
Beam17.4 m (57 ft)
Height10.9 m (36 ft)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement175
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • NOLQ-3 ECM system
  • 4 × Mk137 Chaff Dispensers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHangar and helipad

JS Sazanami (さざなみ) is the fourth vessel of the Takanami-class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).