JS Takanami

JS Takanami in December 2016
History
Japan
Name
  • Takanami
  • (たかなみ)
Ordered1996
BuilderIHI, Uraga
Laid down25 April 2000
Launched26 July 2001
Commissioned12 March 2003
HomeportYokosuka
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 Takanami (DD-110) (たかなみ) is the lead vessel of the Takanami-class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).