JS Abukuma

{{Other ships|Japanese ship Abukuma}} {{short description|Japanese Abukuma-class destroyer escort}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = JS Abukuma (DE-229) (1).jpg | image_caption = JS ''Abukuma'' }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = Japan | flag = {{Shipboxflag|Japan|naval}} | name = *''Abukuma'' *(あぶくま) | namesake = Abukuma (1923) | ordered = 1986 | awarded = | builder = Mitsui, Tamano | original_cost = | yard_number = | way_number = | laid_down = 17 March 1988 | launched = 21 December 1988 | sponsor = | christened = | completed = | acquired = | commissioned = 12 December 1989 | decommissioned = | renamed = | reclassified = | refit = | struck = | reinstated = | homeport = *Kure | identification = *{{MMSI Number|431999508}} *Pennant number: DE-229 | motto = | nickname = | honours = | fate = | status = Active | notes = | badge = }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{Sclass|Abukuma|destroyer escort}} | displacement = *2,000&nbsp;tons standard *2,550&nbsp;tons full load | length = {{convert|357|ft|m|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|44|ft|m|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=on}} | power = | propulsion = *CODOG, two shafts *2 × Kawasaki-RR SM1A gas turbines {{convert|26,650|hp|kW|abbr=on}} * 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels {{convert|6,000|hp|kW|abbr=on}} | speed = {{convert|27|kn|lk=in}} | range = | endurance = | boats = | troops = | complement = 120 | sensors = FCS-2 | EW = | armament = *8 × Harpoon missiles *ASROC octuple launcher *1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun *1 × Phalanx 20&nbsp;mm CIWS *2 × HOS-301 triple {{convert|324|mm|in|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes | armor = | aircraft = | aircraft_facilities = | notes = }} }} '''JS ''Abukuma'' (DE-229)''' is the lead ship of the {{sclass|Abukuma|destroyer escort}}s. She was commissioned on 12 December 1989.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Takao|first=Ishibashi|title=All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002|publisher=Namiki Shobo|year=2002|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>

==Construction and career== ''Abukuma'' was laid down at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Tamano Shipyard on 17 March 1988 and launched on 21 December 1988. She was commissioned on 12 December 1989 and deployed to Maizuru.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History|publisher=Gaijinsha|year=2004|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>

The Royal Australian Navy destroyer {{HMAS|Perth|D 38|6}} and frigate {{HMAS|Canberra|FFG 02|6}}, which called at Maizuru from 29 October to 3 November 1993, were hosted by the escort ship {{ship|JS|Chikuma}} and ''Abukuma''.

A suspicious ship off was spotted off the Noto Peninsula on 23 March 1999. The first "maritime security action" was announced, and the suspicious ship was tracked by ''Abukuma'' along with the escort ships {{ship|JS|Haruna}} and {{ship|JS|Myōkō}}.

The destroyer escort joined Maizuru District Force 24th Escort Corps on 6 November 2003. On 26 March 2008, the 24th escort was renamed to the 14th escort due to a major reorganization of the Self-Defense Fleet, and was reorganized under the escort fleet.

On 6 July 2009, Japan-Korea rescue joint training was held in the Sea of Japan, and ''Abukuma'' participated with the escort ship {{ship|JS|Ōnami}} and three P-3C patrol aircraft, and the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer {{ship|ROKS|Yang Man-chun|DDH-973|6}}. Training was conducted with {{ship|ROKS|Wang Geon|DDH-978|6}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=July 4, 2009|title=First arrival at the JMSDF Maizuru base, a destroyer of the South Korean Navy|work=Yomiuri ONLINE|url=|url-status=|access-date=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Joint training by the JMSDF and the South Korean Navy in the Sea of Japan, with a view to the situation in North Korea?|publisher=MSN Sankei News|date=July 7, 2009|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>

On 15 March 2010, the escort fleet was transferred to the 12th escort corps due to reorganization, and the homeport was transferred from Maizuru to Kure. ''Abukuma'' was among the naval forces dispatched to aid inhabitants of Japan after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake off the Pacific coast on 11 March 2011.

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