JS Asagiri

{{Short description|Asagiri-class destroyer}} {{Other ships|Japanese destroyer Asagiri}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = JS "Asagiri" DD-151 02.jpg | image_caption = JS ''Asagiri'' at Maizuru on 23 July 2025 }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |country=Japan |flag= {{shipboxflag|Japan|naval}} |name=*''Asagiri'' *(あさぎり) |owner= |namesake=Asagiri (1929) |ordered= 29 March 1984 |builder= IHI Corporation, Tokyo |laid_down=13 February 1985 |launched=19 September 1986 |acquired= |commissioned=17 March 1988 |decommissioned= 23 March 2026 |in_service= |reclassified= TV-3516 on 16 February 2005 |out_of_service= January 2026 |struck= |reinstated= |homeport= Maizuru |identification=*{{MMSI Number|431999517}} *Callsign: JSPE *Pennant number: DD-151 as of 14 March 2012 |honours= |honors= |fate= |status= Decommissioned in March 2026 |notes= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer}} |displacement= |length={{convert|137|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|14.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |draft={{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |propulsion=4 gas turbines {{cvt|54,000|shp|lk=in}} |speed= {{convert|30|kn|lk=in}} |range= {{convert|8030|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn}} |complement=220 |sensors=*OYQ-6/7 CDS (w/ Link-11) *OPS-14/24 air search radar *OPS-28 surface search radar *OQS-4A hull sonar *OQR-1 TACTASS |EW= *NOLR-8 intercept *OLT-3 jammer *Mark 36 SRBOC |armament=*1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun *2 × missile canister up to 8 Harpoon SSM *2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS *1 × Mk.29 Sea Sparrow SAM octuple launcher *1 × Mk.16 ASROC anti-submarine rocket octuple launcher *2 × HOS-302A triple {{convert|324|mm|in|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes |aircraft=1 SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter |aircraft_facilities= |notes= }} }}

'''JS ''Asagiri'' (DD-151)''' was an {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer}} of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and was the oldest warship in commission in the JMSDF.

== Development and design == The ''Asagiri'' class is equipped for combat and interception missions and is primarily armed with anti-ship weapons. They carry two of the Mk-141 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), which are anti-ship missile systems. The ship is also fitted to be used against submarines. She also carries Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT), which can be used as an anti-submarine weapon. The ship has two of these systems abeam to starboard and to port. The ship is also fitted with a Oto-Melara 62-caliber gun to be used against sea and air targets.<ref name="seaforce-asagiri2">{{cite web|title=Asagiri class Destroyer - DD|url=http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Japan-Maritime-Self-Defense-Force/Destroyer/Asagiri-class.htm|accessdate=11 December 2014|website=seaforces.org}}</ref>

They are {{convert|137|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long and have a range of {{convert|8000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|14|kn|lk=in}}, with a top speed of {{convert|30|kn}}. The ship can have up to 220 personnel on board. The ship is also fitted to accommodate for one aircraft. The ship's flight deck can be used to service a SH-60J9(K) Seahawk helicopter.<ref name="seaforce-asagiri2"/>

== Construction and career == She was laid down on 13 February 1985 and launched on 19 September 1986 by IHI Corporation, Tokyo. She was commissioned on 17 March 1988.

On 16 February 2005, she was reclassified as a training ship, and the ship's hull number was changed to TV-3516. It was transferred to the training fleet 1st training corps. In 2008 and 2011, she participated in a practice voyage to the ocean with the training ship JS ''Kashima''.

On 14 March 2012, she was reclassified to an escort ship again, and the ship registration number was changed to DD-151. Reorganized into the 14th escort fleet, the ship's fixed port became Maizuru.

In late August 2019, she took over the mission of {{ship|JS|Sazanami}}, and, on 1 September on her way back to Japan, she stopped at Muscat, the capital of Oman in the Middle East and conducted tactical movements and communication & goodwill training with the {{ship|Omani patrol boat|Al Seeb}} in the waters around the country. Joint training with the Philippine Navy corvette {{ship|BRP|Emilio Jacinto|PS-35|6}} was held from 24–26 September. On 4 October, she returned to Maizuru after completing her mission off the coast of Somalia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=aseanportal_writerworldllc|title=海上自衛隊とフィリピン海軍が通信訓練・戦術運動の共同訓練|url=https://portal-worlds.com/news/philippines/19254|access-date=2020-11-23|website=アセアンポータル|language=ja}}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery mode="nolines"> File:Asagiri DN-SC-92-06175.jpg|JS ''Asagiri'' on 1 July 1990. File:JS Asagiri (TV-3516) in a maneuvering drill, -Atlantic Coast.jpg|JS ''Asagiri'' as a training ship on 31 July 2011. File:JS Asagiri enters Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, -10 Oct. 2011 a.jpg|JS ''Asagiri'' at Pearl Harbor on 10 October 2011. File:JS Asagiri enters Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, -10 Oct. 2011 b.jpg|JS ''Asagiri'' at Pearl Harbor on 10 October 2011. File:JS Asagiri TV-3516 DSCN2534 20111026.JPG|JS ''Asagiri'' alongside {{JS|Kashima}} on 26 October 2011. File:JS Asagiri.jpg|JS ''Asagiri'' on 25 October 2014. File:JMSDF Destroyer JS "Setogiri" with Udaloy class destroyer.jpg|JS ''Asagiri'' with an {{sclass|Udaloy|destroyer}} on 23 June 2018. File:JS "Asagiri" DD-151.jpg|JS ''Asagiri'' in Maizuru, 2 August 2024. </gallery>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category-inline|JS Asagiri (TV-3516)}}

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