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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/JS_Abukuma > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/JS_Abukuma.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Abukuma > Source revision: 1347310365 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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)](/source/Japanese_cruiser_Abukuma) | ordered = 1986 | awarded = | builder = [Mitsui](/source/Mitsui_Engineering_%26_Shipbuilding), [Tamano](/source/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](/source/Kure) | identification = *{{MMSI Number|431999508}} *[Pennant number](/source/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 tons standard *2,550 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](/source/Combined_diesel_or_gas), two shafts *2 × [Kawasaki](/source/Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries)-[RR SM1A](/source/Rolls-Royce_Spey) [gas turbine](/source/gas_turbine)s {{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](/source/FCS-2) | EW = | armament = *8 × [Harpoon missiles](/source/Harpoon_missiles) *[ASROC](/source/ASROC) octuple launcher *1 × [Otobreda 76 mm](/source/Otobreda_76_mm) gun *1 × [Phalanx 20 mm CIWS](/source/Phalanx_CIWS) *2 × [HOS-301](/source/Mark_32_Surface_Vessel_Torpedo_Tubes) triple {{convert|324|mm|in|abbr=on}} [torpedo tube](/source/torpedo_tube)s | armor = | aircraft = | aircraft_facilities = | notes = }} }} '''JS ''Abukuma'' (DE-229)''' is the [lead ship](/source/lead_ship) of the {{sclass|Abukuma|destroyer escort}}s. She was [commissioned](/source/Ship_commissioning) on 12 December 1989.{{Cite book|last=Takao|first=Ishibashi|title=All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002|publisher=Namiki Shobo|year=2002|isbn=|location=|pages=}} ==Construction and career== ''Abukuma'' was [laid down](/source/Keel_laying) at [Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding](/source/Mitsui) [Tamano](/source/Tamano) Shipyard on 17 March 1988 and [launched](/source/Ceremonial_ship_launching) on 21 December 1988. She was [commissioned](/source/Ship_commissioning) on 12 December 1989 and deployed to [Maizuru](/source/Maizuru).{{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=}} The [Royal Australian Navy](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Sea_of_Japan), and ''Abukuma'' participated with the escort ship {{ship|JS|Ōnami}} and three [P-3C patrol aircraft](/source/Lockheed_P-3_Orion), and the [Republic of Korea Navy](/source/Republic_of_Korea_Navy) destroyer {{ship|ROKS|Yang Man-chun|DDH-973|6}}. Training was conducted with {{ship|ROKS|Wang Geon|DDH-978|6}}.{{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}}{{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=}} 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](/source/Kure%2C_Hiroshima). ''Abukuma'' was among the naval forces dispatched to aid inhabitants of Japan after the 2011 [Great East Japan Earthquake](/source/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami) off the Pacific coast on 11 March 2011. ==Citations== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{Abukuma-class destroyer escort}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abukuma (DE-229)}} Category:1988 ships Category:Abukuma-class destroyer escorts Category:Ships built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [JS Abukuma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Abukuma) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Abukuma?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.